Sarah Lehr | WKAR
Sarah Lehr is a politics and civics reporter for WKAR News.
Sarah joined WKAR in June of 2021.
Sarah came to WKAR from the Lansing State Journal, where she covered government as the city watchdog reporter. She started her career at the Youngstown Vindicator, a daily newspaper in northeast Ohio.
Sarah Lehr is a graduate of Kenyon College, where she served as editor in chief of the student newspaper.
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Michigan could study building more nuclear facilities under a plan advancing in the state Legislature.
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Abortion rights are taking center stage in Michigan and across the country after documents suggest the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Two officers are on paid administrative leave while a Michigan State Police investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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Just over 19% of Michigan's solid waste is either recycled or composted, according to a recent analysis from the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. That's an improvement from the pre-2019 rate of 14.25%.
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Members of Michigan's Congressional delegation say they're worried permitting delays could cause an electrical vehicle battery plant to open behind schedule in Delta Township.
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Painful but not ancient history: Michigan could commission study of Native American boarding schoolsIf funding is approved by state lawmakers, the project would include preserving records and interviewing survivors of residential schools for Indigenous children.
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The proposal is paired with a bill from Rep. Tommy Brann (R-Wyoming) that would make labs report information annually to the state on the number of animals released to shelters. Noncompliance would carry fines.
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A Michigan representative is advancing a bill to give more flexibility to people running businesses from their home kitchens.
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At short-staffed prisons, corrections staff who get COVID-19 can now return to work five days after a positive coronavirus test if they’re asymptomatic or have mild symptoms and wear a KN95 mask.
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Public health officials in Michigan and other states are facing threats and even attacks from people opposed to COVID-19 mandates and regulations.