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Michigan’s budget deal came together just days before a shutdown deadline.

How did it happen? Our Off the Record correspondents break it down.

🎥 Watch the preview now, then catch the full show tonight at 8pm on WKAR & our YouTube channel.

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🥕🐔🦋 Planting a Legacy
Middle schoolers at White Pine are growing food, raising chickens, and building a certified wildlife habitat — all from $0 and a handful of mint tea.
🍎🌻🛍️ Now they're running a weekly market and planning for future generations.
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⏳ 7 days to a Michigan state government shutdown.
No budget deal. No public plans. No answers.

From liquor sales to schools to court cases, everything’s in limbo. State employees? Still waiting on layoff notices.

The clock’s ticking.
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🍂🚶‍♀️ Michigan trails will be bursting with fall color — from the Lansing River Trail to Sleepy Hollow State Park. Use Pure Michigan’s Fall Color Map to plan your perfect hike. 🌳🍁

Read more 👉 https://t.co/h6l6V0fJhF

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@DWholihan Would you mind if WKAR News uses your picture for our web story? Thank you!

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🚨 Michigan races toward an Oct. 1 shutdown deadline as @GovWhitmer warns of a “man-made storm.” And a petition drive pushes ranked choice voting for 2026 and Lansing is already fighting it.

🎙️ Off the Record just dropped — watch the full episode here ⬇️ https://t.co/gYx2mcVt1g

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⚡️ Power bills through the roof?
🔥 One of Michigan’s hottest summers had your AC working overtime.
📉 Relief is finally on the horizon — here’s when you’ll start to see lower bills.
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#Energy #Michigan #PowerBills #Weather

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A judge toured Lansing’s Old Town homeless encampment — then declared it a public nuisance and ordered it dismantled.

⏳ Residents have 60 days to leave.
🏠 The city must help find housing + provide basic services.
Read @WKAR → https://t.co/Yzms9Q4v7U
#LansingNews #Michigan

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🚨 @GovWhitmer warns of “man-made storm of uncertainty”

Michigan is 2 weeks from a partial shutdown as tariffs + budget stalemate fuel anxiety. Thousands of state workers brace for layoff notices.

The story: https://t.co/vQhMipquHZ

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🗳️ Jackson City Council Wrap-Up (Sept. 16)
✅ Meter-free downtown parking stays
🏘️ 100 Homes program ups price, picks sole builder
🚰 $1M+ approved for smart water meters
🚛 Road salt, opioid settlements & more
Full story via @WKAR → https://t.co/DVGbvxoSoP
#JacksonMI #LocalGov

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☀️🌡️ One of the hottest — and driest — summers on record in Michigan.

🌎 Lansing’s average temp near 72° puts 2025 in the top 20% dating back 150+ years. Rainfall also among the lowest @NWSGrandRapids @MiStormChasers

Full story 🔗 https://t.co/S3EDCgUhSP

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🚨 After Charlie Kirk’s shooting death, Michigan Democrats report bomb threats & harassment.

🗣️ State Rep. Emily Dievendorf speaks out on the fear & impact.

🔗Here's the story: https://t.co/8wF7UCZOS4

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🚨 Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is speaking out after a bomb threat targeted his Detroit home. He addressed it on this week’s Off the Record.

📺Watch the full episode: https://t.co/PSAa0W585D #politics

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🚨 East Lansing Police are releasing security + bodycam video from the chaotic MSU move-in weekend brawl. Watch here: https://t.co/9dmpXtrHI0

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MSU’s Turning Point USA chapter will honor Charlie Kirk with a vigil tonight.
Read more: https://t.co/VWJtV64ErC

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Haslett Public Schools launching taskforce on student safety, updating Title IX policy. Here's the story https://t.co/jWy39EZGjH

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Michigan Budget Crisis: Will Lansing shut down Oct 1? We 'dropped' the entire episode of this week's "Off the Record" for you! Take a look for all things politics: https://t.co/8rwzPlSUU0

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WKAR News has obtained video of the East Lansing brawl a couple of weekends ago. A City Council meeting is scheduled for tonight. Read the full story here: https://t.co/TAxW6HPcwx