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Legislators seek to regulate recycling
Some state lawmakers see increased recycling as a necessary step for a greener Michigan.
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Pathways to be built along Saginaw Street
Saginaw Street will be safer next year for bikers and pedestrians who travel on the high-volume road, city and state officials announced last week.
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Middle schoolers help food bank kick off yearly drive
On top of a stage at Hope Middle School in Holt, various canned and nonperishable goods collected by students were stacked to form the word ‘hope’ — the theme of this year’s Greater Lansing Food Bank’s 26th Annual Envelope Kickoff Campaign.
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Council members prepare for new term
At around 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, newly elected East Lansing City Councilmember Nathan Triplett took a deep breath.
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Unidentified body recovered from Grand River
An unidentified female body was recovered from Grand River near South Washington Avenue and Interstate 496 in Lansing on Thursday morning.
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Mich. Senate votes to repeal tax expansion
Michigan Senate members voted Wednesday to do away with a 6 percent sales tax expansion that was expected to generate revenue to fund budget bills that were passed last month.
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Ford Motor Co. implements new Sync technology
Before pulling the 2008 Ford Focus into the Harrison Roadhouse, 720 Michigan Ave., driveway, marketing junior Brandon Herring called and texted friends — without picking up his phone.
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Circuit Court judge rules Jan. 15 primary date unconstitutional
Michigan’s new presidential primary date of Jan. 15 is on hold after an Ingham County Circuit Court judge found the legislation to be unconstitutional.
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Restaurant rehabilitation
Since a stroke temporarily paralyzed MSU jazz studies professor Wess Anderson this summer, the music he played all his life has helped bring him back to health.
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Police seek connections in recent campus assault
MSU police are investigating whether the attempted assault of a female by an unknown suspect Monday is related to three other attacks in the past three-and-a-half weeks.
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LGBT veterans go on the road to speak out against 'don't ask, don't tell'
Four years after he was “outed” and honorably discharged from the military, former human intelligence collector Alexander Nicholson said he began speaking out about the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
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GOP seeks to repeal service tax
Michigan Republican lawmakers and business leaders came a step closer to abolishing a 6 percent sales tax expansion on services Thursday.
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MSU, U-M students support Romney campaign stop
The visit of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was a uniting force for some MSU and University of Michigan students during Saturday’s tailgate with MSU College Republicans.
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Family restaurant expands to E.L.
Johnny’s Lunch, 101 E. Grand River Ave., opened its doors on Saturday night.
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Carnival debuts new dog park
Canines and community members joined city officials on Sunday to celebrate the debut of — and raise funds for — East Lansing’s new Northern Tail Dog Park.
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Adoption awareness candlelight vigil held at the Capitol
With about 143 million orphans around the world — a figure often overlooked — Adoption Associates Inc., or AAI, said they hope to make some kind of impact.
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Home construction underway
When Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for Avondale Square concluded, children from the Eastminster Child Development Center joined city officials with shovels firmly grasped in their hands.
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Church shares Day of Dead celebration, traditions with MSU community
Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is a traditional Mexican celebration where honoring the dead is a tangible thing presented in the form of an altar.
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New mask attack may be unrelated to other 3
For the fourth time in the past month, police are looking for a suspect wearing a “Scream” mask — this time after an assault in East Lansing.
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Virginia Avenue to break ground
The Virginia Avenue project will break ground at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the site of the redevelopment.