Sarah Lehr
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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Every year, Wisconsin teens compete for an unusual summer job. The Lake Geneva mailboat jumpers hop from ship to shore as they deliver letters to lakefront homes.
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Every year, Wisconsin teens hone their running and jumping skills as they compete for an unusual summer job. The Lake Geneva mailboat jumpers leap from boats to deliver letters to waterfront homes.
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This year, voters in a record number of states will weigh in on ballot measures related to abortion, with some proposals advanced by abortion-rights supporters and others advanced by opponents.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer promises to sign a bill into law that would lower the minimum age from 18 to 17 for employees serving alcohol at restaurants or bars in Michigan.
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One of the Republicans kept off of Michigan's gubernatorial primary ballot is suing in federal court. Perry Johnson lost a bid to get the Michigan Supreme Court to place him on the ballot last week.
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More than a dozen people, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a political conference in northern Michigan last week.
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The pandemic spurred many states to temporarily relax rules for selling alcohol to give restaurants and bars short-term financial relief. In some places, those changes are becoming permanent.
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Officials across the U.S. are pledging to divest public pensions from Russian funds to protest the invasion of Ukraine. But disentangling the money from Russia is easier said than done.
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Mayor Andy Schor wants Lansing to divest from Russian companies in protest of that country's invasion of Ukraine. But redirecting the money won't be simple.
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Michigan inmates can be billed up to $60 a day for time in a county jail. Some defend the practice as a way to reimburse taxpayers, but advocates say the pay-to-stay fees heap on extra punishment.