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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Republicans are proposing a very different tax plan than the governor when it comes to dealing with federal funding cuts and a dip in state revenue.
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Ariniko O'Meara/Riverwalk TheatreLansing's Riverwalk Theatre is presenting the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar." -
Lester Graham/Michigan PublicMichigan could start allowing digital IDs under bills that received a state Senate committee hearing Tuesday. The IDs would be saved to someone’s phone and could be used for things like buying alcohol or getting into a bar.
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