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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The requirement approved by City Council Tuesday night only applies to municipal facilities like City Hall, the East Lansing Public Library and the Hannah Community Center.
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League of Women Voters, activist groups plan suit alleging partisan bias in Michigan's new districtsThe League of Women Voters of Michigan and several activist groups say they plan to file a lawsuit next week against Michigan's redistricting commission over recently approved political districts.
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General Counsel Julianne Pastula gave 30 days' notice of her pending resignation. The commission is fielding two lawsuits over state and federal political districts that commissioners approved late last year.
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Michigan is among a number of states giving matching dollars to local governments that turn to online fundraising to pay for projects. But these crowdfunding models can lead to significant inequities.
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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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An appeals panel has ordered Klages' conviction to be reversed after determining there is insufficient evidence that she lied to police about her knowledge of sexual abuse by ex-doctor Larry Nassar.
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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.
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Game-day fans can generate a lot of trash so with the return of tailgating comes the return of a lucrative side gig: collecting the empty bottles and cans left behind to return to stores for money.
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The citizen-led commission in charge of drawing new political maps in Michigan is being sued because it’s unlikely to meet deadlines. Serial litigant...
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Michigan got more $622 million from the federal government to fight evictions, but so far the state has spent only 29% of that money. The funding could...