About this episode

Democratic State Rep. Alabas Farhat discusses the challenges and dysfunctions of Lansing.

Calling the state capitol “one of the most dysfunctional places” in America, Democratic State Rep. Alabas Farhat joins the pod for a candid conversation about the challenges facing Lansing by Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta Want to get political updates from Zoe and Rick straight to your inbox? Sign up for the  It's Just Politics newsletter! Want to support more work like this?  Donate now ! Support the show: http://michiganradio.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• government
• politics
• news

Keywords

• Lansing
• dysfunctional
• state capitol
• challenges
• political updates

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