Two weeks ago, after 29 years as a Republican senator, Arlen Specter crossed the aisle and became a Democrat. This action alone, which gives the Democrats a potentially filibuster-free majority in the Senate, isn’t even the most interesting part. That distinction goes to the reason why.
State Sen. Tom George, R-Kalamazoo, has introduced a piece of legislation that, if passed, could change how the state and maybe even the country views health care. In an attempt to help quell the rising cost of insurance, the bill could potentially provide state-funded health care for half of Michigan’s 1.2 million citizens who aren’t insured, according to George.
Testimony from a detective and medical examiner who investigated the deaths of MSU student Katherine A. Brown and three others began Wednesday’s trial of Troy Brake, who is charged and being held in connection with the deaths.
A VCR and flat-screen TV were reported missing from a conference room in Butterfield Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Jury selection concluded and opening statements began Tuesday at Ottawa County’s 20th Circuit Court in Grand Haven for the trial of a man charged in connection with the death of former MSU student Katherine A. Brown, a court clerk said.
Teams don’t wait five years to go home quickly — at least that’s what members of the MSU baseball team have been telling themselves. The No. 5-seed Spartans (23-29 overall, 13-11 Big Ten) play No. 4-seed Illinois (33-18, 16-8) at 12:05 p.m. today at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio, in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Michael Tonner waited all his life to go to Joe Louis Arena. A bartender at Crunchy’s, 254 W. Grand River Ave., for the past two years, Tonner had seen fans clad in red and white file through the bar doors every playoff season. Finally, Tonner was headed to Hockeytown’s sanctuary for the first game of the Western Conference Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
To reduce costs but maintain its force, the East Lansing Police Department will be decreasing overtime, training and equipment spending, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert said. “What causes us to have a good service is that we have good people,” he said. “And we want to keep them.”
The East Lansing City Council approved its 2009-10 $95 million budget Tuesday, making reductions that city officials said would minimally affect residents. Areas hit include the sidewalk repair program and the public safety departments.
The No. 21-ranked MSU women’s golf team shot a plus-19 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md.
For many baby boomer college faculty across the country, job satisfaction is a problem. According to a study conducted at the University of Washington that was released last month, baby boomers in the middle of their lives are less satisfied with their jobs than their older and younger colleagues. However, that might not be the case at MSU.
Some students might have easier access to health care because of a new health reform bill proposed by state Sen. Tom George, R-Kalamazoo, last week. “If you’re going to go to school, it’s hard to work many hours a week and keep up with your classes,” said Sherry Sofia, chief of staff for George. “It could be those people who have a part-time job and no benefits provided by their employer who are helped.”
Extra inches around the waist might promote cancer growth, according to a study published last month by MSU researchers. Jenifer Fenton, a food science and human nutrition researcher at the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, studied the link between a hormone found in fat cells and colon cancer.
Alma Gutierrez is making her version of the American dream work. At least for now. Gutierrez is the owner of El Oasis, two locations that serve Mexican food for customers at 1125 E.
The Big Ten Baseball Tournament w ill be held starting today at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. Here is a preview of each team in the tournament.
It is 6:15 p.m. I have been working all day at the university and I am tired. I would like to go home to at least eat dinner and relax a bit before I mow the lawn, but I do have to comment on the front page article of Monday’s issue of The State News.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Ninth Ward of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. Even though it has been almost four years since one of the most damaging hurricanes in our nation’s history occurred, its after-effects will be around for many more to come.
The George W. Bush administration is still suffering public relations problems even though it is no longer holds the presidential office. The cover sheets for several intelligence reports, which were circulated to high-ranking Pentagon officials including former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, have been revealed to have contained biblical quotations and were occasionally accompanied by pictures of military personnel.
A fire was reported outside Owen Graduate Hall on May 12, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal stimulus funding has been allocated to MSU and East Lansing in the past 90 days. Ingham County is using its portion of the $3.8 billion given to Michigan on road projects, educational improvements and energy efficiency, among other issues.