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Powerful Women: Let's Talk
POWERFUL WOMEN: LET’S TALK

Women on the Ballot: Professor Laura Schneider

By Jennifer Moss
Published November 2, 2026 at 7:54 AM EST
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Dr. Laura Schneider is a professor of Political Science at Grand Valley State University.

Jennifer Moss talks to Dr. Laura Schneider about why so many women are involved in politics in Michigan, their impact on policy, and more.

Transcripts are provided upon request.

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Jennifer Moss
Jennifer is an award winning broadcast news journalist with more than two decades of professional television news experience including the nation's fifth largest news market. She's worked as both news reporter and news anchor for television and radio in markets from Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo all the way to San Francisco, California.
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