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CRMC president's ouster announced in cryptic email
CRMC is one of the largest rental companies in East Lansing and deals mainly with MSU students.
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HopCat hosts event opposing hydraulic fracturing
A healthy number of residents and local groups came out in vehement opposition to hydraulic fracturing in Michigan at HopCat on Tuesday evening in an event dubbed “No Fr@cking Way.”
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City council passes 2015 budget, providing funding for pavement improvements
On Tuesday, the East Lansing City Council passed the budget for fiscal year 2015, as well as three plans for infrastructure repair.
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CRMC president David Olson ousted
Community Resource Management Company, or CRMC, sent out an email to its residents Tuesday announcing their president, David Olson, had "been relieved of all responsibilities at CRMC."CRMC is one of the largest rental companies in East Lansing
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Local officials endorse gubernatorial challenger Mark Schauer
At noon on May 20, a number of local officials gathered at a Lansing fire station to announce their endorsement of Mark Schauer, currently the only democratic challenger to republican Governor Rick Snyder.
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Potential wage raise draws mixed reactions from local businesses
Local business owners and economic experts alike have mixed reactions to a state bill that would raise the minimum wage.The bill, recently passed by the state Senate, would raise minimum wage from $7.40 to $9.20 for regular employees and from $2.65 to $3.50 for tipped employees, such as waitresses and bartenders.
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Backyard farmers could be affected by changes to state farming guidelines
Farmers and agriculture officials testified before the Michigan Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday about recent changes to Michigan’s Right to Farm Act, which previously protected urban farmers’ livestock from being considered nuisances.
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Artistic Array
East Lansing’s city streets were packed this weekend, not by the usual traffic of cars and buses, but by citizens, vendors and a lot of art.
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Legislators, petitioners at odds over minimum wage increase
On Thursday, the Senate moved forward on legislation that would increase Michigan’s minimum wage but also would circumvent a potential decision from voters.
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Michigan's minimum wage set to increase through 2017
On Thursday the Michigan Senate approved legislation that would
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Alleged killer has MSU and East Lansing ties
When the last police car pulled away and the pouring rain subsided Monday afternoon, two were dead and a community was left with more questions than answers.
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Shooting suspect arraigned in district court, charged with seven felonies
Ricard Walter Taylor was arraigned on multiple counts Wednesday afternoon in 54-B district court in East Lansing.
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Bill to criminalize "revenge porn" moving through Senate
Two bills introduced in the state Senate on May 1 would, if passed, criminalize “revenge porn,” or the posting of sexually-explicit photos to the internet without the consent of the subject and with the intent to “frighten, intimidate, or harass.”
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After slow winter, Ingham County Animal Shelter is nearing capacity
The shelter experienced snowstorms on free cat adoption days and had to cancel its mobile adoption events, resulting in slower adoption than normal during the winter months.
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Council discusses 2015 budget in work session meeting
The East Lansing fiscal year 2015 budget is on schedule for a vote by city council after the city council work session on Tuesday. The budget proposal will go to the city council meeting for a vote on May 20.
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City council considering sidewalk sale's return
The sidewalk sale is a week-long event where local businesses are able to set up merchandise from their store on the sidewalk.
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Shooting spree results in two dead, one arrest and a shaken community
Two shootings ended in two deaths and one arrest in Lansing and East Lansing Monday.
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City to commission artists for five bike racks costing $20,000
On May 5, East Lansing began accepting applications for a new series of art installations for the downtown area — where students and residents will lock up their bikes.
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East Lansing sidewalks run red with Pakistani artist's installations
From afar, the crimson red floral markings along the streets of East Lansing could be mistaken for expansive splatters of blood. Instead, they are a series of installations from artist Imran Qureshi.
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BWL to hire emergency manager
On wednesday the Lansing Board of Water and Light (BWL) have decided to hire an emergency manager to improve the emergency preparedness of the city.