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Stabenow named head of U.S. Senate Agriculture committee
Michigan agriculture will see new muscle in Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., who announced Friday she will chair the U.S.
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CATA offers rides to Silver Bells
The Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, will offer a free shuttle for students on Friday to the annual Silver Bells in the City in downtown Lansing. The shuttle will leave from the Ann Street Plaza on the corner of Ann and Charles streets, beginning at 5 p.m.
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MSU tailgate cookbook helps shelter
“Big Buck’s Marinated Pineapple in Southern Comfort” is part of tailgate tradition for Len Bokuniewicz.
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Senator plans to help Michigan farmers
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, is poised to take the leadership of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee in the next term, giving her the top position to help Michigan farmers.
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FDA might prohibit caffeinated booze
Nearly two weeks after Michigan banned Four Loko and other alcoholic energy drinks, the federal government is looking to do the same. The U.S.
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Grebner announces this term will be his last
Grebner said although there is more he wants to do for the county, he can no longer afford to work for such little pay.
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Students raise money for St. Jude hospital
On Monday night, close to 30 students gathered to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by addressing letters to friends and family asking for contributions.
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Westboro Baptist Church to protest in E.L.
The Westboro Baptist Church, notorious for picketing military funerals, will picket outside of East Lansing High School on Thursday. The church selected the school as a picket location because of e-mails the church received from the students regarding its picketing of soldier’s funerals, said Shirley Phelps-Roper, a member of and attorney for the Westboro Baptist Church. The picketers plan to go to the school at 2:50 p.m.
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Future of police building, cleanup remain uncertain
MSU officials recently discovered environmental cleanup of the former Michigan State Police headquarters will cost nearly $4.2 million, and who will foot the bill still is up for debate.
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Rural Energy for America Program to give grant to improve energy efficiency
Michigan could see greener farms and rural areas following a grant recently received by MSU to help identify inefficiencies. MSU will receive $100,000 from the U.S.
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MORE program to provide resources to local business
Local entrepreneurs soon will have easy access to about 26,000 resources to assist in starting and maintaining a business, following an agreement approved by East Lansing City Council on Tuesday night.
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Bill could increase bike education if passed
Bicyclists could see a safer roadway if a bill passed Tuesday by the state House of Representatives becomes law. The bill, which passed by a 74-30 margin, would amend the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act to require more education about laws pertaining to bicycles during the classroom instruction of segment 1 driver’s education.
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Temperature in E.L. above normal, meteorologist says
There usually would be nothing remarkable about David Bulgarelli walking down Grand River Avenue in a T-shirt, except that it’s mid-November.
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Study finds social media used as political tool in campaigns
Students who get politically involved on Facebook also might get more involved in real world, an MSU doctoral student and her research team found. MSU doctoral student Jessica Vitak invited a random sample of 4,000 MSU undergraduate students to participate in a survey, and received 683 usable responses.
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March of Dimes holds auction, fundraiser for infant wellness
Kellogg Center was full of crystal stemware and some of the area’s chefs Monday night, all of them there to support babies.
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New pizzeria opens In E.L.
Green paint covers the walls. A life-size picture of MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo stands near the door.
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3 new police officers to join E.L. Police force
Jessica Shah always knew she wanted to be a police officer. And in a few months, she’ll finally get her chance. “I went into law enforcement because I want to help people,” Shah said.
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Four Loko, alcoholic energy drinks banned
The colorful camouflaged cans of Four Loko and other alcoholic energy drinks will vanish from Michigan shelves within the next month, following a ban passed by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission on Wednesday. Manufacturers have 30 days from Thursday to get rid of the products — those containing not only alcohol, but caffeine and occasionally other energy additives like guarana and taurine — from Michigan markets, commission spokeswoman Andrea Miller said.
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E.L. voter turnout lower than previous elections
Voter turnout in East Lansing was slightly less than projected, East Lansing City Clerk Nicole Evans said.
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Suspects to be examined for legal insanity
Lansing residents David Marion Jr. and Benjamin French, the two men charged with the alleged homicide of finance freshman Darren Brown, are being tested for legal insanity at the state’s Center for Forensic Psychiatry, halting their trials. Both French and Marion have been charged with two counts of open murder in the March deaths of Brown and 23-year-old St.