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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The Michigan Senate's Democratic majority passed a resolution urging the Trump administration to reverse moves it says have caused energy costs to spike, like starting a war with Iran and rolling back clean energy policies.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that entities employed by tribes do not automatically qualify for sovereign immunity from lawsuits. -
Steve Carmody/Michigan PublicThe governor’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal includes $181 million to expand Pre-K for All, a free pre-school program for four-year-olds designed to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond
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