Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope has delayed the start of Phase 2 of the medical marijuana provisioning center licensing process, to focus on finishing the 20 licenses under Phase 1.
The new program will feature 24 hour care.
Michigan will join Massachusetts and other states in backing a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a federal rule allowing employers to deny insurance coverage for birth control.
Students attended the grand opening of a new dining venue, a barbecue restaurant called QUE, in the International Center food court on Monday.
A petition calling for the reinstatement of the Healing Assistance Fund has reached over 1,000 signatures from community members and leaders, including five MSU Trustees, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and others.
MSU student Parker Haire was found dead near the Sebewaing River Point following his disappearance on New Year's Day.
The new chair will replace Brian Breslin, who declined to run for re-election to the board.
At Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's $150-a-ticket inaugural ball Jan. 1, supporters and Democratic Party officials celebrated bipartisanship and a new era in state leadership.
Gretchen Whitmer took the oath of office Tuesday morning to become the 49th governor of the state of Michigan, marking history as the state’s second-ever female governor.
At 10:30 a.m. on New Year's Day, the Michigan inauguration ceremony welcomed Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Attorney General Dana Nessel, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan State Trustees and Michigan Supreme Court Justices to their positions.
Documents obtained by reporter Alexandra Ilitch show other individuals — not just former MSU dean William Strampel — were made aware of new guidelines put into place following the 2014 Amanda Thomashow Title IX investigation into ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar's medical practices.
Governor Rick Snyder appointed Nancy Schlichting — the former CEO of the Henry Ford Health System — to the MSU Board of Trustees. She will replace former Trustee George Perles, who recently resigned due to health issues.
In an update on the Michigan Attorney General’s investigation into MSU’s handling of reports against ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse, Special Prosecutor William Forsyth said MSU redacted or withheld documents, made false public statements and was overall primarily concerned about its image and reputation.
Multiple student groups met with Governor Rick Snyder's Chief of Staff Dick Posthumus on Monday to discuss the upcoming appointment to the MSU Board of Trustees. At the meeting, Posthumus indicated that a final decision will likely be made within the coming week.
The Michigan Court of Appeals will review the Ingham County sentencing appeal of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
At the final Board of Trustees meeting of the semester, the board approved multiple on-campus projects and said goodbye to Trustees Brian Breslin and Mitch Lyons, who will be replaced by recently elected Trustees Brianna Scott and Kelly Tebay at the January meeting.
Survivors of ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar's sexual abuse, their families and other members of the community addressed the MSU Board of Trustees during their final meeting of the semester. In response to their calls to reopen the recently closed Healing and Assistance Fund, Interim President John Engler and members of the board took no action on the fund at the meeting.
Two more people, including an MSU student, have been charged in connection to the murder of an MSU student in October.
Rob LaDuca, a Lyman Briggs professor and the chairperson of the Faculty Senate at the Steering Committee, resigned from his roles in university Academic Governance last week.
The MSU Board of Trustees will hold their final meeting of the semester at 8 a.m. on Friday in the Hannah Administration Building.