Gov. Jennifer Granholm plans to sign the three-bill package to ban texting while driving during a broadcast of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Friday in Detroit. The ban will take effect July 1.
The East Lansing City Council discussed a staff recommendation Tuesday to secure up to $3 million in bonds for costs related to the Avondale Square. The Avondale Square project is a 30-home development located on the 600 block of Virginia Avenue.
Detroit attorney Geoffrey Fieger could become the Democratic front-runner in the gubernatorial race if he decides to pursue candidacy. Fieger said Monday he would make a decision about his candidacy by the end of the week and is preferred over the other Democratic candidates, according to a poll of 400 Michigan residents.
(SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., is accepting images from community members for an upcoming exhibit.
The East Lansing Public Library and the East Lansing Hannah Community Center have teamed up to provide study hotspots for MSU students looking for a quiet study space during finals.
The Michigan Senate passed the final bill Tuesday in a package aimed at banning texting while driving.
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a revamped version of a Senate retirement bill Tuesday that has the potential to create jobs for MSU education students. The original Senate bill, which grants incentives encouraging Michigan public school employees to retire, was passed April 14.
In searching for his life purpose, East Lansing resident Robert Ranger began learning about the mind and consciousness.
East Lansing City Council will discuss a staff recommendation to secure about $2.3 million in bonds for costs related to the Avondale Square project during its Tuesday work session.
A 28-year-old female mandrill — likened to Rafiki in Disney’s “The Lion King” — named Gladys died Wednesday evening at Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Gladys first arrived at the zoo in 1989 after she was born in Brownsville, Texas, in 1982.
When the Reo Elementary School Rockets come into class Monday, they’ll be writing about something new they see, something “exceptional” — it’s the word of the week. And considering the extent of renovations made by the MSU branch of the Student Michigan Education Association, or SMEA, on Saturday, there will be a wide variety of things from which to choose.
The family and friends of slain MSU freshman Darren Brown are offering a reward for information regarding his death. Brown and 23-year-old Owen Goodenow were found dead March 25 in their southwest Lansing home, Lansing police Lt.
East Lansing Fire Marshal Bob Pratt said charges will not be filed against hospitality business junior Brian Weber, one of the 11 students who lived in an East Lansing house that caught fire April 16.
The Michigan House approved a three-bill package to ban texting while driving Tuesday, but state Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith, D-Salem Township, proposed an additional amendment that suggested using the fines from texting tickets for the state’s general fund.
Six days after volcanic ash from Iceland caused flight delays and cancelations across Europe, some MSU students still are feeling the effects of the natural disaster.
Republicans racing to Michigan’s executive office will duke it out at the first GOP debate for the gubernatorial election at 7 p.m. Wednesday night at MSU’s Fairchild Auditorium. Learn about the candidates with this cheat sheet before heading to the debate.
Spartans Against Drunk Driving, or SADD, hosted SADD Day on Tuesday in front of the rock on Farm Lane to raise awareness about SADD and the dangers of drinking and driving. Officers from the East Lansing Police Department and the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety and members of SADD passed out information cards and stickers to encourage students not to drink and drive.
At a Michigan House of Representatives Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee meeting, MSU Extension director Tom Coon and Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, or MAES, director Steve Pueppke testified about the importance of funding these programs. MSU Extension and MAES are funded as part of the state’s higher education budget. The state Senate approved a 3.1 percent cut — about $2.4 million — to that budget for next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
Michigan lawmakers moved another step closer to finalizing a texting while driving ban Tuesday in the state House. The House passed the bill, 74-33, agreeing with the Senate to make texting while driving a primary offense.
The American Institute of Graphic Arts, or AIGA, MSU Student Group will have its work — which includes posters and book covers — displayed at an exhibition at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St. A reception for the work will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday.