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WKAR-TV's "Impact: Michigan" hosted by veteran broadcaster Sheri Jones tackles the issues people are talking about right now like the uses of technology in education. -
Attorney General Dana Nessel is calling on the Michigan Legislature to repeal a law preventing the public release of evidence related to the Flint water crisis. -
The Michigan House took up a ballot measure Tuesday to curb political donations from some of Michigan’s public utilities and government contractors. Lawmakers passed the initiative by a large margin.
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Mid‑Michigan residents join the nation in mourning Dolly Parton, remembering her music, philanthropy and the local impact of her Imagination Library. -
Dean Transportation says all mid-Michigan bus routes are staffed as schools reopen, but the company is still recruiting drivers with paid training and pay up to $26 an hour.
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Lansing City Council members passed a non-binding resolution Monday calling on Mayor Andy Schor and the Lansing Police Department to stop using Flock Safety cameras. -
The increased police presence, while a comfort for some, is disconcerting for the men alleging excessive force was used by the ELPD during last year’s Welcome Week. -
A ballot question to tighten Michigan’s voter ID and registration laws barely missed its chance to get before voters Monday.The Michigan Board of State Canvassers refused to certify the proposed constitutional amendment to the November ballot. That’s after several of the petition signatures the campaign turned in were called into question. -
Lansing is moving ahead with plans to restore the Reutter Park fountain, after years of problems with its aging infrastructure.
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Michigan State Fair officials are renewing livestock biosecurity measures after swine flu was detected at the Kent County Fair ahead of Labor Day weekend. -
This week, Lansing City Council members will consider asking the city to cut ties with Flock Safety, the East Lansing Police Department braces for new MSU semester, and a small Mid-Michigan township may keep it's library after all. -
Battle Creek was shaped by the cereal industry and entrepreneurs whose companies continue to make breakfast staples to this day. However the city, has changed significantly after manufacturing jobs left the state decades earlier. Still, the community pays homage to its history. -
Michigan's general fund is beating year-to-date revenue predictions by between $455 million and $459 million, according to the House and Senate estimates.
