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MDOT to hear bids for Lansing road projects
The Michigan Department of Transportation opened bids Wednesday for the Capitol Loop project in downtown Lansing.
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Benavides announces State of the City speech
Lansing Mayor Tony Benavides will deliver his State of the City address at 7 p.m. Monday in the Oldsmobile Room of the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant's Building 66.
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Officials, owner disagree about cause of E.L. fire
Fire officials determined that the furnace was to blame in an East Lansing house fire that left four MSU students homeless early Thursday morning. But the owner of the house at 142 Milford St., Evert Kramer, disagrees.
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Boxing bills debated
Some Michigan legislators are trying to make Michigan a contender for professional boxing matches.
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Online ballots continue to amplify voter participation
Although there are almost three weeks left until Michigan's Democratic caucus, officials already are predicting that voter participation might be the largest in recent years. As of Thursday, the Michigan Democratic Party had processed about 23,000 applications to vote by mail or online, according to Mark Brewer, executive chair of the party. Brewer said the number of applications already has exceeded the total amount of votes in three of the past five Democratic caucuses.
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E.L. City Council to meet with 'U'
The East Lansing City Council will hold one of its bimonthly meetings on campus tonight, offering students an opportunity to voice their concerns to city officials. The event, held three times a year at the beginning of semesters, will begin at 7:30 p.m.
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Women's Center remembers Michigan's finest
Just a day before the exhibit's opening, Katie Cavanaugh carefully pinned brightly colored woven clothes to a display at the Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame while she explained how she got them.
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Michigan Women's Hall of Fame members
The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame honors more than 200 women for their distinguishing qualities and accomplishments.
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Candidate's son to rally young vote
Wednesday will mark the third time the offspring of a 2004 Democratic presidential hopeful visits MSU, as Wesley Clark Jr.
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Senator pushes nonsmoking bill
If one state lawmaker has his way, smoking sections in restaurants could become a thing of the past. Sen.
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Longtime sheriff seeks 5th term
Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth announced on Monday his plans to seek a fifth term with several goals in mind.
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Student Democrats head to Iowa
John Fournier isn't spending this weekend roaming the streets of East Lansing for a house party.
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Granholm: More cuts for next fiscal year
Lansing - Gov. Jennifer Granholm said there will be no further cuts for the remainder of the fiscal year, but her outlook for next year is grim. The governor, along with state Treasurer Jay Rising, held a press conference Wednesday that addressed state revenue estimates for fiscal year 2004-05. "My guess is that this is the smallest budget in decades," Granholm said.
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Lansing safety group offers driving class to prevent accidents
Drivers who are interested in learning safe driving techniques can attend The National Safety Council's defensive driving course on Monday, Feb.
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Lansing group offers bi-monthly support for grieving adults
The Hospice of Lansing is offering two bereavement programs for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one. "Passage Through Loss and Grief," a support group, will meet from 1:30-3 p.m.
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Robbery suspect caught
A man unaffiliated with MSU attempted an armed robbery against two Emmons Hall residents Tuesday night. Lansing resident Deandre Deshone Hudson, 18, spent Tuesday evening harassing students throughout the building, looking for drugs and money, police said.
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E.L. targets city growth, traffic study
The East Lansing City Council continued to work on strategies for a traffic study on the intersection of Abbott and Chandler roads at a Tuesday work session. Two separate traffic studies are being conducted on Abbott Road.
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Bank to host vault fund raiser with 'U' head hockey coach
This evening, Fifth Third Bank will host a "vault warming" party to celebrate the opening of its Jolly Road Banking Center, 2112 Jolly Road in Okemos. Tickets to the 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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Capitol celebrates 125 years
Michigan's political leaders gathered on the Capitol's glass floor Wednesday afternoon to officially ring in the 125th anniversary of the state's Capitol building.
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Restaurant offers new option for Asian cuisine
A newly opened restaurant is flavoring downtown East Lansing with an authentic taste of Asian cuisine, but it will have to survive a location that has housed at least five different restaurants in the past decade.