The seven bills are proposed in response to mainly Republican-backed election reform bills that many Democrats say could be harmful to the democratic process.
Dana Watson, George Brookover and Ron Bacon have been elected to the East Lansing City Council.
Michigan State Police's Marine Services has joined the search for missing 18-year-old Brendan Santo. MSUPD inspector Chris Rozman said there have been no indications of foul play regarding his disappearance.
To report suspected criminal behavior, share photos/videos or report dangerous off-campus behavior by MSU students, contact ELPD Sgt. Adam Park at 517-319-6834 or the MSU Dean of Students office by phone at 517-884-0789 or by email at doso@msu.edu.
“After the last couple years where, you know, people have been down and inside, it kind of just felt good to be outside and see the community vibrant, and just having fun, and just having a good time in their costumes,” magician Cameron Zvara said. “Just interacting together, it just felt good to feel like a community again.”
On Oct. 30, the East Lansing Police Department had a total of 349 calls for service. There were 20 citations issued and five arrests made.
Two separate shooting incidents occurred in East Lansing over Halloween weekend.
If you have any information on Santo’s whereabouts, please contact Sgt. Terrill at MSUPD at 517-388-6291.
Brendan Santo was last seen on Oct. 29, leaving Yakeley Hall at MSU.
The family friendly "Safe Halloween" event hosted by MSU fraternity and sorority life returned to East Lansing this fall.
An MSU football player had alleged the university violated his rights by leaving him on indefinite suspension during an ongoing investigation of a sexual assault complaint involving him.
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.”