Zoe Clark
Political Director at WUOM-FM (Ann Arbor, MI)
Political Director at Michigan Radio (NPR), co-host of It's Just Politics with @rickpluta.
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21 hours ago |
michiganpublic.org | Rick Pluta |Zoe Clark
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2 days ago |
michiganpublic.org | Zoe Clark |Rick Pluta
The clock continues to count down to next Tuesday’s July 1st deadline for a budget deal at the state Capitol. By all accounts, the Republican-led House and the Democratic-led Senate are still far apart as schools districts, higher education and some local governments wait to hear what their budgets will look like for the new fiscal year. Bridge Michigan Capitol reporters Jordyn Hermani and Simon Schuster join It’s Just Politics for the latest from the state Capitol.
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1 week ago |
michiganpublic.org | Zoe Clark |Rick Pluta
Hi! You're reading the It's Just Politics newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the It's Just Politics podcast for all the political news you need each week. We are barreling toward the July 1st deadline (or “deadline” – in quotes since at this point can we really consider it a true deadline?) to have a budget deal wrapped up. But it’s not nearly wrapped up and there is something close to a zero chance that it’s going to be wrapped up on that timeline. Why?
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1 week ago |
michiganpublic.org | Zoe Clark |Rick Pluta
Tom Leonard is the latest Republican to jump into Michigan’s open 2026 gubernatorial race. Leonard is a former Speaker of the Michigan House, former candidate for state attorney general and is currently a lawyer and lobbyist at the firm Plunkett Cooney. He joined It’s Just Politics hosts Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta to discuss the campaign.
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2 weeks ago |
michiganpublic.org | Zoe Clark |Rick Pluta
There are growing concerns in Lansing over whether or not a state budget will get done by July 1st. That’s a statutory deadline - and an important one as local schools, universities, community colleges, and some local governments across the state start their fiscal years on July 1st. Trying to budget without knowing how many state dollars you're receiving is not ideal. And plenty of lawmakers in Lansing - whose job it is to pass a budget - know this.
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