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Lessenberry on a ballot change and the latest news from Flint

Michigan Public | By Doug Tribou
Published August 24, 2016 at 11:17 AM EDT
Jack Lessenberry
Michigan Radio

This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry and Doug Tribou talk about political pushback on Melissa Gilbert's request to get her name off the November ballot and whether enough justice is being done in a $2.7 million school supplies kickback scheme in Detroit.

Lessenberry and Tribou also discuss the latest news from Flint, including the lead crisis and a hometown hero who brought home her gold medal.  
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Politics & Government Flintclaressa shieldsdetroit public schoolsweek in michigan politicsFlint water crisis8th congressional districtMelissa Gilbert
Doug Tribou
Doug Tribou joined the Michigan Public staff as the host of Morning Edition in 2016. Doug first moved to Michigan in 2015 when he was awarded a Knight-Wallace journalism fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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