State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, recently re-introduced two bills that would remedy the pay inequity gap between women and men and would prohibit wage discrimination based on gender.
iral reporter Katie Winkler recaps the top stories from The State News this week.
Montrell Darshawn Morgan was arraigned today in East Lansing 54B District Court for the murder of Adrian House in 2010.
Under the recommended budget, the total appropriation for Michigan State University would be about $269.6 million — which means an increase of about $5.15 million.
The Michigan House of Representatives Judiciary Committee approved an amendment to the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act on Tuesday that will protect landlords who prohibit the use of marijuana on their property, including medicinal marijuana.
East Lansing City Council held three pubic hearings regarding a site plan and special use permits, the largest of which focused on the former Taco Bell building at 565 E. Grand River Ave.
For frantic MSU students with finals week looming on their mind, it’s easy to forget that libraries are more than just places to spend a caffeine-fueled night of cramming. But following an anonymous gift, the East Lansing Public Library is looking to expand and become a community staple.
1,264 students voted in this year’s ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government’s general assembly election, which is over 1,000 less voters than in 2013, when the State News reported a 9.2 percent voter turnout. Members of ASMSU’s general assembly hold an important task of electing the new office of the president this week, which consists of six vice presidents and 1 president.
“It’s crazy to do all of this by hand,”kc said Jon Howardkc, the manager of Flat Black and Circular, as he looked at a stack of over 500 unboxed records. “But it’s fun and people enjoy shopping for this kind of stuff. It’s a happy place to work.” am
The top five stories from the past week summarized in about one minute.
The city has discussed allowing MSU’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design to take control of administration and programming of the gallery, in order to save the city $14,500 annually on leasing the building.
The week, which was held during the end of March and beginning of April, was meant to raise awareness and spark discussion regarding mental health. A mural was set to be painted during this time, but because of inclement weather and not having complete permission from all parties involved, it was postponed.
The city of East Lansing is hosting two community input sessions regarding the future use of Bailey Community Center.
Some student bar-goers on campus have noticed an increase in police presence in bars downtown recently, but ELPD retains it’s nothing out of the ordinary. “Basically, two cops walked in at Rick’s and spoke to the manager for a couple minutes, and on their way out, they asked two girls for their IDs, and ended up charging them,” finance sophomore Matt Luberto said about his experience last weekend.
Michigan’s keg registration law took effect in 2011 and was meant to decrease underage drinking by holding buyers accountable for their kegged beer. A state-issued tag is to be placed on the keg detailing where the buyer lives, their ID number and date of birth. Since the law took effect, there have been noticeable changes in the drinking climate on campus, including an increase in hard liquor consumption and sales, said KC Perlberg, ASMSU’s vice president for governmental affairs.
In the cold, spitting rain Friday morning, with their supplies waterproofed and compactly tucked away into their kayaks, two students lowered their vessels into the Red Cedar River and began their second attempt to paddle 160 miles, from Okemos to the shore of Lake Michigan, in three days.
After working in the background of several major elections, East Lansing resident Steve Ross is starting a campaign of his own.
For some people as they grow older, doors seem to close.
MSU police and East Lansing police have both placed orders for officer-worn body cameras but are still awaiting their shipments due to a national shortage in the wake of racially-charged killings by law enforcement and calls for police accountability.
East Lansing police announced the arraignments of 10 more individuals in connection with the celebrations after MSU Men's Basketball's victories in the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight.