"It’s our collective responsibility to ensure the safety of our community, especially for those who plan to travel or return home for Thanksgiving," MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said in the email. "COVID-19 is on the rise in Michigan and the state has recorded a record number of positive cases due, in part, to small indoor gatherings without face coverings."
Who will be our next president? Michigan State students express their feelings about the election and how they are dealing with stress this week.
His 13-page contract states that Bennett’s initial salary rate is $315,000 and will be evaluated every year based on merit.
Thursday morning's update had 82 of 83 Michigan counties reported, and O'Keefe, Vassar, Mosallam and Schuitmaker were all within 1% of one another.
Up to 25 community members are invited to a wreath laying ceremony Nov. 9. The event will take place at 9 a.m. at East Lansing's Medal of Honor Memorial and Veterans Monument.
The approved bills include creating resources for furloughed RHS workers, advocating for recorded lectures and amending ASMSU election procedure.
A record 5.2 million Michigan voters cast their ballots this year, beating the previous record of 5 million set in 2008 when former President Barack Obama won the state.
Statewide, the margin between Peters and James was much closer throughout the vote counting process.
After two days of vote counting, Joe Biden is projected to win Michigan's 16 electoral votes.
Multiple Democratic candidates won Ingham County, with a high number of absentee votes across the board.
Currently, 96% of votes have been reported in Michigan, a swing state. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is leading at 49.5%; however, Trump is close behind at 48.9%, according to the Associated Press unofficial results.
Ballots for the Nov. 3, 2020 election are still being counted in Michigan.
In total across the three districts, Slotkin holds 221,133 votes. Junge currently holds 203,662.
Election Day looked drastically different this year for in-person voters. The State News' photojournalists captured moments to show what voting on the historic day looked like.
Nov. 3 election results as they come in, but remember to be patient.
Tuesday’s visit marked one of the congresswoman’s final stops of her four-day Get-Out-the-Vote initiative, in which she visited areas such as Lansing, Brighton and the coffee shops of downtown East Lansing to encourage residents to vote.
Michigan residents have reported receiving robocalls containing harmful misinformation on election day, similar to calls received by voters over the summer
“Vote, please vote,” Vail said. “No matter which side of that you are on, science says that social distancing, trying not to be in large indoor crowds, wearing masks if you are in those indoor areas as well, face coverings as well as maintaining that social distancing is going to mitigate risks to a large extent.”
Less than two hours before polls close for the Nov. 3 election, local precincts report steady voter turnout rates throughout the day.
"I'm ready for a United States where the president doesn't make news every two minutes because of his Twitter feed," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.