East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton earned the Excellence in Local Government award from the Michigan Local Government Management Association during the association's winter conference. "It's always nice to be recognized by your peers in your profession," Staton said.
Meridian Township — Sarah Christensen cuts through Birch Row Drive when traveling to the grocery store from her apartment, north of East Lake Lansing Road. But massive construction of Birch Row Drive and its adjoining streets, beginning last year has extended Christensen's would-be two minute commute to the store. "It just seemed like it took way too long to pave a silly road," the human resource management junior said.
The first annual Family Fun Game Day and Card Tournament will be held Sunday at the Holiday Inn West Conference and Convention Center.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality rejected a permit for an office park that would have affected part of East Lansing's wetlands. The project, being developed by Okemos-based TMN Builders Inc., would have "significant adverse impacts" on a wetland, according to the department, or DEQ. The East Lansing City Council will take this into account, among other factors, when deciding on a city permit for the developer during its work session at 6 p.m.
The subzero temperatures might have passed, but Old Man Winter isn't done yet. Snowfall might exceed 6 inches today, possibly meriting a winter storm warning, said WILX Channel 10 meteorologist Andy Provenzano. "They start with a watch to heighten awareness," he said.
Lansing — In conjunction with Black History Month, members of the Greater Lansing community are spreading awareness about HIV and AIDS. The Lansing Area AIDS Network, or LAAN, is offering free HIV testing from noon until 3 p.m., Mondays through March 5 at the South Side Community Coalition, 2101 W.
Twenty-year-old Martin Brown's shirt was blood-soaked when officers found him dying near Jenison Field House on March 11, 1973. The MSU junior told then-MSU police Cpl.
A 2 percent tax on services is what Michigan consumers can expect the next time they go to a hair salon, dry cleaner or movie theater, if Gov.
There are more than 100 million videos shown each day on YouTube.com, with at least 65,000 videos uploaded daily and viewed by some 70 million users. Now, imagine if every user who uploaded a video to the Web site was paid for the content. YouTube, which recently was purchased by Google, is now offering to share ad revenue with users.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm followed through on her promise to Michiganians on Thursday when she unveiled a budget proposal focused on increasing funding for education. Granholm's proposal includes initiatives to increase investment in higher education by more than $43 million, increase per pupil funding in K-12 schools by $178 per student and invest $200 million to expand early childhood education. "This budget continues the trend of investing record amounts in education," Granholm said in a statement.
While Michigan's $800 million deficit is thirsty for dollars, one nonprofit corporation is looking to dry the public's palette by raising a tax on beer. The Center for Michigan, a nonpartisan think-tank, has created "Eight Ideas to Structurally Change How Michigan Does the Public's Business in These Difficult Economic Times." The plan, which has been developed for months, gives ideas to alter both spending and taxation. Aside from an increase on the beer tax, the plan also calls for the creation of a soft drink tax. Executive director John Bebow said the current beer tax is "reaching irrelevance." The $6.30 tax per barrel of beer hasn't changed since 1966.
Lansing — Planned Parenthood celebrated 20 years of service in the Lansing area Wednesday. A fondue dinner at the Michigan Women's Historical Center, 213 W.
Lansing — MSU faculty gathered with the Michigan Senate Economic Development Committee on Wednesday to discuss how the university and state can become leaders in a post-petroleum economy. This is the first of many committee meetings throughout the next few months. The transition to a bioeconomy is crucial for Michigan to survive, which was made evident by the State of the Union and State of the State addresses, said Steve Webster, MSU's vice president of governmental affairs. "Those leaders identified the bioeconomy as an area of growth for our country and state," he said.
Despite a combined $3 billion deficit looming over Michigan, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said the only way to get out of the state's economic crisis is by investing more in the economy. "If we are to revitalize Michigan, we … must invest in our people and diversify our economy," Granholm said Tuesday, during her State of the State address.
Michigan is a desirable location for garbage exports from around the world. But the dirty habit of making cash from other people's trash has left the state with little capacity in its landfills. A report filed two weeks ago with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, estimated Michigan landfills have 18 years of space remaining in them. "It's certainly a concern for us," DEQ spokesman Bob McCann said.
Lansing — Walk through the doors of the New Hope Day Center and you will hear plenty of conversations and some laughter, as well as feel warmth. On a day when the weather is just a few degrees above zero, anywhere with heat is comforting — something the clients of New Hope are looking for.
The final East Lansing Comprehensive Plan will be presented to City Council tonight — the culmination of five years of work. The plan establishes guidelines for how the city could develop more homes, businesses and apartments in the future.
Now that the cold weather has finally set in, Rachel Burke and her six roommates are working to minimize their hefty heating bill. "Right when we moved into this house in August, our heating bill would be around $10 per person.
A 33-year-old MSU murder case might be coming to a close. With opening remarks beginning Thursday, Ingham County prosecutors launched their case against Gary A.
Three MSU students are running for positions in organizations that connect college Democrats and Republicans statewide. MSU Democrats' Emily Mixter and MSU College Republicans Steve Japinga and Jeff Wiggins are running for spots with the Michigan Federation of College Democrats, or MFCD, and the Michigan Federation of College Republicans, or MFCR, respectively. Their jobs would be to create a broad network of communication between college groups across the state.