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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Katie Cook/WKAR-MSUPublic comments at a Lansing City Council committee meeting called for the avenue renaming to take a 90-day hiatus for conversation and healing. -
Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio NetworkMallory McMorrow, a Democratic Michigan state senator running for U.S. Senate, wants the federal government to stop companies from using AI to set different prices for different customers.
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