“Honestly, I was expecting a lot more apathy. I'm really happy that so many people have actually intended to make their voices heard,” New Voters Project organizer Felix De Simone said.
Whitmer, who received her undergraduate degree from MSU in 1993, hosted her final campaign event of the 2022 midterm election cycle on campus Monday night near The Rock on Farm Lane.
The State News sent each candidate the same questionnaire, and eight candidates responded. Here are their answers to questions on a variety of issues ranging from COVID-19 recovery to LGBTQ representation.
“It’s really important to me that I have an ability to make my voice heard,” Zoology sophomore Ellie Barron said. “It’s not a given.”
"I'm not sure what I'm gonna do honestly," one out-of-state student said. "I'm just worried that it's not gonna get here in time ... I don't want to miss out on (the election) just because I didn't get the ballot in time."
Recent research shows that young people, particularly Michigan State University students, have a high likelihood of swaying key races in Michigan.
Pence’s trip to Charlotte comes just days after Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming endorsed Slotkin in East Lansing. Barrett, who had called Slotkin and Cheney “warmongers,” said that he would rather have Pence’s support than Cheney’s.
Over 75 percent of Michiganders polled believed their economic prospects would worsen or stay the same over the next year, and 83 percent are expecting that the financial situation in their community will be worse off or the same in the coming year.
Michigan is one of several key states identified by Tufts University where youth voters, particularly college students, are predicted to have an outsized influence on midterm election outcomes.
The commission asked the public questions related to accountability, transparency, community and trust.
The last time Cheney was in the Lansing area, it was for a series of media appearances in opposition to actions Slotkin had made in Congress.
With a high demand for student housing in East Lansing, the year-out lease signing cycle has students in a last-minute crunch to find housing.
Awaken Haunted Attraction, located about 30 minutes south of East Lansing, continues to prepare for next year’s spooky season as well as special sets for Christmas and Valentine’s Day. What's it like for the actors, artists and managers making it happen?
One person is injured after gunshots were fired near the Grove Street parking ramp early Sunday morning.
The Evergreen development proposal was presented Thursday at an East Lansing Downtown Development Authority meeting by housing developer The Michael's Organization and city officials, according to a report from the Lansing State Journal.
As Halloween quickly approaches, monsters of the night have begun coming out – this time targeting Bailey Neighborhood pumpkins.
Typically, the rivalry game brings in more revenue to East Lansing businesses, and although the game is in Ann Arbor this year, they're still expecting big crowds.
High-rises close to campus shock future tenants with their price tag, while apartments further away from campus deter students due to their commute to school or work.
As long as MSU’s student population continues to grow, so will the expansion of apartment complexes in East Lansing. They might not be everyone’s aesthetic choice for the city, but they’re here to stay.
The niche makeup of a college town offers different opportunities for people looking to start or expand a business.