City council member Lisa Babcock held the event because she was receiving a lot of questions from residents about plumbing and what the city was going to do about flooding in the future.
Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail said she believes MSU will be resilient against COVID-19 after the return of students from fall break.
Students share their experiences living in cooperative housing.
“I think it's important for people who menstruate and their families, and that’s just about everybody, to get this little bit of tax relief,” Rep. Kara Hope, D-Mason, said. “Menstrual products are a necessity, they're not a luxury.”
Students can attend the event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this weekend and enjoy the zoo’s full roster of animals, along with some fall themed activities. Admission is $7 for Ingham County residents and $13 for non-residents.
“These things people say about our generation are actually what uniquely situate and empower us to be the generation that ends the tampon tax,” co-founder of the University of Michigan Chapter of PERIOD Ashley Rapp said. “We are not here to yell and make noise about irrelevent issues like what we ate for dinner yesterday. We are here today to join our voices, to lift each other’s voices about issues that matter.”
Vendors gathered in tents in front of Seams Fabric Oct. 16 for the first Fashion Fiber Fest, selling everything from handmade jewelry to skeins of wool.
"By throwing all these people away and incarcerating them, you're not protecting anybody," advocate Tasheena Lewis said. "You're creating a larger, vicious cycle. You're creating more drama with families, with these children growing up without parents, without grandparents."
“MSU has not been formally served with this lawsuit yet,” MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant said. “And we traditionally do not comment on pending litigation. This football player has not been involved with team activities since earlier this year.”
The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office has charged a 54-year-old Lansing resident with receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle and resisting and obstructing a police officer. A 37-year-old Leslie resident was also charged with receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle.
East Lansing city council candidates discussed student issues such as housing, diversity, student involvement in the city and how to make EL a good place for graduates to live after graduation at an ASMSU-hosted forum Monday.
A Trump-backed event at the Michigan Capitol Tuesday brought the likes of Melissa Carone, prospective governor Ryan Kelley and several state representatives to the lawn to demand a full, forensic audit of the 2020 election.
State Rep. Sarah Anthony held an environmentally focused town hall event on Monday, Oct. 11. The event featured four panelists, and offered residents a chance to listen to discussions and ask questions on environmental issues.
The incident occurred after 10 p.m. on the 1800 block of Swallow Court. One individual sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound and a couple vehicles also sustained damage.
Have you noticed the artwork around East Lansing depicting faceless people plastered on buildings? Those images, created by artist Paolo Cirio, are meant to show people the dangers of the internet, which is not as private as we like to think.
Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail delivered an update on COVID-19 in the county Tuesday, citing booster shot eligibility and the plateau in reported cases.
East Lansing native George Brookover looks to give East Lansing a sense of direction, through comprehensive planning and more effective use of fiscal resources, should he be elected. Brookover is running for a four-year seat on the council.
East Lansing resident and former chair of the Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission Chuck Grigsby looks to a four-year term to address instability, affordable housing and business operations, as well as a variety of other issues.
While East Lansing has the Wharton Center, which has about 2,254 seats, Lansing doesn’t have the same space for up-and-coming artists or more intimate shows. Now, Lansing will have the opportunity to showcase the city's talents in its new performing arts center.
On Oct. 5, students from the Livingston County area joined in on a “Stop The Spending” protest against President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan.