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'Michigan Matters' Focus: Of Politics, Parties and Art

With the email saga presumably behind Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after the FBI and Justice Department decided against any formal charges, the road ahead to the White House appeared a bit less bumpy, according to participants of the "Michigan Matters" roundtable.

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Brooks Patterson, Matt Grossmann, Jill Alper and "Michigan Matters" Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain discuss the latest with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ahead of the party conventions. You can watch it 11:30 this Sunday on CBS 62. (credit: Kristy Stanford/CBS 62)

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, Matt Grossmann, Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at MSU, and Jill Alper, partner at Dewey Square Group, appeared with Carol Cain, Senior Producer/Host of "Michigan Matters" and discussed short and long term impact of those decisions.

Patterson, who is supporting Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump, said it took some of the wind out of the sails of those who thought she might face federal charges over her mishandling of sensitive government information.

Alper, a Democratic strategist who is helping Clinton, said the issue is over as the government agencies agreed she had not broken any laws.

Looking ahead to the upcoming conventions, Grossmann, a nationally acclaimed political science professor , thought Trump would prevail at the GOP convention being held in Cleveland in just over a week.

He said Clinton would also be christened at the Democratic convention taking place in Philadelphia later this month.

Maureen Riley and Cherie Haney
Maureen Riley and artist  Cherie Hanley appear with Carol Cain to talk about changes at the Ann Arbor Art Fair which includes starting on a Thursday (July 21) and continuing through Sunday (July 24). (credit: Kristy Stanford/CBS 62)

On other topics, Maureen Riley, Executive Director, Ann Arbor Street Fair, and Artist Cherie Haney appeared to talk about the upcoming Ann Arbor Art Fair -- one of the largest outdoor fairs in the nation.

The event will open on a Thursday for the first time and remain open through Sunday (July 21-24). In the past, it has opened on Wednesday and closed on Saturday.

Promoters hope the adjustment of dates will entice even more art lovers .

The four-day event, now in its 57th year, attracts over 500,000 people each year.

You can hear more by watching CBS 62's "Michigan Matters" 11:30 Sunday.

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