East Lansing could be glowing with environmental efficiency as an initiative to sell energy efficient lightbulbs at a reduced cost kicked off Monday.
The state passed a sales tax expansion on some services Monday morning in an effort to reduce Michigan’s $1.75 billion budget shortfall. The 6 percent sales tax expansion would affect carpet and upholstery services, tour operators, janitorial services, investment advice and other services.
While developers inch closer to finishing Stonehouse Village III, students and businesses close to the project are bemoaning the inconvenience of the construction.
The state successfully averted a government shutdown early Monday morning by passing a number of revenue and reform bills, and extending the current fiscal year to Nov. 1.
Those who took part in Sunday’s Michigan AIDS Walk – Lansing/East Lansing promoted AIDS awareness by wearing white and red shirts, but green and white would have been more appropriate colors due to the large number of MSU students in attendance.
For Tennessee bookseller Dennis Melhouse, driving 10 hours to participate in the Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show is an 18-year tradition. “They generate lots of traffic here,” said Melhouse, who attends several other book shows around the country. “I’m sure it’s the variety because there’s a big spectrum.”
Michigan’s House of Representatives passed a temporary budget extension along with a 6 percent sales tax expansion on a range of services.
MSU was at the center of a student environmental movement this weekend as activists from 14 universities gathered to discuss how to better push for earth-friendly policies.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm addressed the state last night in an effort to reassure Michigan’s citizens that legislators would continue working to avoid a government shutdown.
The Second Annual Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition Summit will kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, at the Chemistry Building.
Local police said a recent district court ruling making it illegal for police officers to issue a Breathalyzer test to minors without a search warrant will not affect their current practices. As the law stood prior to the ruling Wednesday, police had the authority to force minors to take a Breathalyzer test — and those who refused could be issued a civil infraction and a fine of up to $100.
The East Lansing City Council will vote on the Hagadorn Road conversion during next week’s city council meeting, Mayor Sam Singh said at Tuesday’s work session.
As Internet fraud, identity theft and other computer-related crimes continue to grow in number, police are constantly trying to stay one step ahead of computer-savvy lawbreakers.
The sound of college fight songs from University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University and Wayne State University reverberated off the walls of the Capitol as about 200 students rallied for higher education funding.
Local investigators have reopened the 1970 murder case of a 19-year-old Lansing woman found dead on the outskirts of campus. Marie Ann Jackson disappeared from the Lansing area on November 13, 1970. Her body was discovered in a pine grove eight days later by a man looking for a hunting site.
Because the state Legislature has struggled to reach a budget agreement, an issue important to many MSU students is falling through the cracks — health insurance. Proposals that would allow students and others to remain covered under their parents’ health insurance plan until the age of 26 have sat idle since May.
Papa John’s Pizza is leaving its slice of East Lansing at 1105 E. Grand River Ave. With the closing, the chain store’s Lansing location at 1522 E. Michigan Ave. will deliver pizzas to East Lansing and campus residents beginning Oct. 1.
Many East Lansing-area residents opened their doors to live music Sunday evening when members of the East Lansing High School marching band performed on front porches and accepted donations.
The potential conversion of Hagadorn Road and the proposed construction of a sound wall near a local neighborhood will be among the topics discussed at Tuesday’s City Council work session.
Father Mark Inglot sees St. John Student Parish, 327 M.A.C. Ave., as a microcosm of the world, inclusive of all MSU students, faculty and staff. Their support group, One Spirit, is a way for them to reach out to the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community looking to strengthen their spirituality.