Indiana Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence will hold a rally Friday at AVFlight Lansing. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. and the event will begin at 10 a.m.
It’s less than a week away from what pundits call, like they do every four years, one of the most important elections in U.S. history. From policy differences to possibly making history, see how Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stack up against each other
Research by the Wesleyan Media Project at Wesleyan University claims negativity in campaign ads has been trending upward for years, and that this September political ads were comparatively more negative than the same month in the 2012 presidential election. Kjerstin Thorson,rm an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Advertising and Public Relations, said negative advertising as a whole is an effective tactic. “We don’t like it, it makes people kind of cynical about elections, but it does mobilize people to turn out because it sends a signal that we should be worried about the election, or that it might be close,” Thorson said.
Deciding when to call who has won an election can be a complex process for news organizations.
MSU is the latest university to join the Institute of International Education Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis, representatives from Books Not Bombs said.
Ingham County voters will decide to renew or not renew a millage used for operating expenses of the Potter Park Zoo, located in Lansing during this year's election. “The millage, really, is responsible for the operating expenses of the zoo: operations, maintenance and improvements," Potter Park Zoo Education Curator Dennis Laidler said. Laidler said the millage is an important part of the zoo's budget.
Students from the Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU, organized a protest to oppose Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to MSU and his father, Donald Trump's, stances. The protest included students and local residents. The protest was a non-violent, non-partisan protest that grew increasingly stronger during the course of the event as participants grew louder and chanted. Chants included “Love, not hate,” “Black Lives Matter” and “We will not be silenced” among many others.
Want to know exactly what the ballot will look like before arriving at the polls? Go to The Michigan Voter Information Center Website to see what elections are on the ticket and who is running.
As throngs of people chanted outside the Union Ballroom on Nov. 2 in protest, Donald Trump Jr. delivered a stump speech on behalf of his father, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Trump Jr.’s visit to Michigan follows an appearance by his father in Grand Rapids, and is one of several by the Trump family slated for this week. Trump Jr’s brother Eric and sister Ivanka, as well as Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), will also make appearances throughout the state.
Donald Trump Jr. will be at the Union to campaign for his father Wednesday. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
Film aficionados and the public alike will have the opportunity to enjoy 78 international and local films in just a week at the 19th East Lansing Film Festival, starting Nov. 3.
For the first time in 19 years, a new prosecuting attorney will be elected for Ingham County. The election will result in either Republican Billie Jo O’Berry or Democrat Carol Siemon, and either way, will mark the first female to be elected to the Ingham County position. After former prosecuting attorney Stuart Dunnings III resigned after pleading guilty to 15 prostitution-related crimes in the Ingham, Clinton and Ionia counties, current Ingham County prosecuting attorney Gretchen Whitmer took over.
East Lansing police is asking for the public's help with a sexual assault investigation that occurred during MSU's homecoming weekend.
MSUPD reported that 35 arrests were made over the Halloween game day weekend.
The London-based international team company, Newby Teas of London, has opened a Chitra & Newby Team Education Center in East Lansing. The tea company's education center is the first one opened in North America.
Michigan’s 69th house district elections will take place on Nov. 8. The district, encompassing East Lansing, Haslett, Okemos, Williamstown Township, and Locke Township, has two candidates running: incumbent Sam Singh (D) and challenger George Nastas III (R).
Pop musician Cher spoke at Union Ballroom this afternoon in support of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. Cher is currently traveling across the country to speak and fundraise on Clinton's behalf.
An MSU fraternity is under investigation by the university and its national leadership after a student found a scavenger hunt list outside Phillips Hall last week.
Donald Trump Jr. will visit MSU's campus this Wednesday according to a post on the MSU College Republican's Facebook page.
Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac n’ Cheez!, a comfort food restaurant on Grand River Avenue, closed for business last night.