Your Sunday morning briefing on what’s coming in mid-Michigan and why it matters. Each week, our newsroom highlights the key stories, civic decisions and community moments shaping the days ahead.
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Friday, March 27 at 6:30pm on WKAR TV 23.1 and streaming | Digging deeper on national issues that hit home in Michigan communities on Impact: Michigan.
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Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd won the endorsement for Michigan attorney general and Macomb County Clerk Tony Forlini won the Michigan secretary of state endorsement.
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Colin Jackson/Michigan Public Radio NetworkDemocrats have criticized similar models as allowing public dollars to pay for private education, which would be forbidden by the Michigan Constitution. -
Andrew Roth/WKAR-MSURecent City Council meetings in Lansing and East Lansing have drawn hours of public comment on topics like data centers, housing and police.
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