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Draheim brings federal expertise, environmental passion to City Council

Riley Murdock

April 2, 2017

Councilmember Erik Altmann, elected at the same time as Draheim and Mayor Mark Meadows, said Draheim is very dedicated to the community and to the city. “She works hard and she has policy expertise, which she brings to bear on our discussions, and she always has an eye out for compromise which has helped the council gel in the last year and a half,” Altmann said. “We’ve worked on a number of issues and I think we have similar views on specific issues like transportation and environmental policy, and she knows more about this stuff from her day job than I do from mine.

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Supply Chain Management program is nation's best for 6th year in a row

John LaVaccare

March 31, 2017

U.S. News and World Report recently named MSU’s supply chain management program the best undergraduate supply chain program in the nation for 2017. According to department chair David Closs, this is the sixth year in a row MSU has won the honor.

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Awaiting vote, E.L. City Council weighs proposed Center City brownfield plan

Riley Murdock

March 31, 2017

East Lansing’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or BRA, voted to send the current brownfield plan for the Center City District project to East Lansing City Council.

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Sens. Stabenow, Peters will oppose Gorsuch nomination

Eugene Kutz

March 30, 2017

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced on Tuesday she will vote against Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination.

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'Whip-its' drug surfaces on campus amid other drug-related incidents

Marie Weidmayer

March 30, 2017

Since the start of the spring semester, MSU police have responded to five reports of inhalation of a chemical agent at Hubbard Hall. There have been no other incidents reported anywhere else on campus.

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ELPD looking for man who allegedly impersonated a police officer

Marie Weidmayer

March 29, 2017

East Lansing police are investigating an incident involving a man who allegedly impersonated a police officer.

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Record Lounge relocates after months of unpaid rent

Riley Murdock

March 29, 2017

The Record Lounge owner Heather Frarey stood behind the counter of her shop and watched longtime customers browse through her stock around 6 p.m. Tuesday, for the last time in East Lansing.

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Blaze Pizza opens on Grand River

Marie Weidmayer

March 27, 2017

There is yet another pizza option for East Lansing residents as Blaze Pizza opened Monday at 437 E. Grand River Ave. Blaze Pizza opened among a rash of East Lansing businesses that closed during the past year.

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As healthcare bill is pulled, here's what it could have meant

John LaVaccare

March 27, 2017

The details of the American Health Care Act, the Republican Party’s proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act, may be unfamiliar to many members of the MSU community.

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Park District, Center City present updated views of projects to Planning Commission

Riley Murdock

March 24, 2017

The latest iterations of downtown development projects Park District and Center City District were presented to the East Lansing Planning Commission Wednesday night, and in some aspects it appears the two projects have warmed to the idea of coexistence. Attorney for Park District developer Convexity Properties David Pierson presented the project’s new site plan at the meeting.

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"Water warriors" gather at Capitol to protest for clean water

Ruta Ulcinaite

March 23, 2017

Self-proclaimed “water warriors” gathered from all corners of Michigan last Wednesday to celebrate World Water Day and to demand and rally for water rights.

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Over 1,500 power outages reported in Ingham County

Marie Weidmayer

March 23, 2017

The Lansing Board of Water and Light reported that there are 1,520 power outages across Ingham County as of 3:53 p.m.

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East Lansing senator's bills aimed at Michigan water, lead poisoning

Eugene Kutz

March 23, 2017

A new bill being proposed in the Michigan Senate, Senate Bill 0063, calls for a reduction in current lead action levels in water systems. The bill’s co-sponsor is Senator Curtis Hertel (D-East Lansing).

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Searching for better technology, ELFD restricted by tight budget

Ruta Ulcinaite

March 23, 2017

While the city of Mason just became the first city in Ingham County to equip its fire department with thermal imaging camera masks, East Lansing’s size and budget may restrict the East Lansing Fire Department, or ELFD, from proper advancements in technology.

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New bill would help fight Michigan's battle with child lead poisoning

Eugene Kutz

March 23, 2017

A new bill introduced to the Michigan Senate seeks to strengthen child lead poison prevention

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Why some E.L. businesses close quickly – and some last decades

Riley Murdock

March 22, 2017

Curious Book Shop, a neighbor of Cosi's corpse, has been around so long it watched the previous building be torn down to make way for the condominiums and retail storefront that now stand there

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St. Patrick's Day Weekend: 3 sexual assault reports among other alleged crimes

Marie Weidmayer

March 22, 2017

During St. Patrick's Day weekend the East Lansing Police Department received three reports of criminal sexual conduct in addition to 13 reports of disorderly conduct.

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Book penned in part by Nassar contradicts alleged treatment actions

Brigid Kennedy

March 21, 2017

Former MSU employee Larry Nassar allegedly broke the rules he wrote for proper procedure when treating patients’ pelvic regions.

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MSU gymnast a plaintiff in one of two new Nassar lawsuits

Brigid Kennedy

March 20, 2017

Two new lawsuits were filed in federal court in Grand Rapids Monday against former MSU employee Larry Nassar.

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City Council to set hearings for Center City, Park District buildings

Riley Murdock

March 20, 2017

A clearer picture of downtown East Lansing’s future may emerge in mid April. Hearings to potentially approve plans for the recently-announced Center City District project and the long-anticipated Park District project are to be scheduled for April 18 and April 25 respectively at tomorrow’s 7 p.m. East Lansing City Council meeting, according to the meeting’s consent agenda.