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75-year-old emergency powers rule repealed by Michigan House of Representatives
The House voted 60-48 to kill the Emergency Powers Law that has been intact for the past 75 years.
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MDHHS holds COVID-19 vaccine town hall for Gen Z, young adults
This town hall marks the first of a series of community town halls to help answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, according to MDHHS's Facebook page.
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Slotkin requests FBI briefing about DOJ report
Slotkin said that she wanted to push for a briefing to understand the errors made by the FBI.
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EL City Council votes unanimously to establish police oversight board
The vote, which took place during the weekly East Lansing City Council Meeting, comes over a month after members of the Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission presented a report on the proposed establishment of this commission, containing the Study Committee’s recommendations on how the commission should be established.
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EL Mayor Aaron Stephens announces resignation a year after coming into his position
“This is a hard decision for me, one I struggled with for a while, and I sincerely hope that members of the community will understand,” Stephens said. He announced his resignation during Tuesday's City Council meeting.
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ELPD announces new community outreach program 'Coffee with the Chief'
The series will include three informal meetings at various locations in East Lansing between Johnson and members of the public. The chats will have a quick update on what East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, is doing.
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Ex-MSU gymnastics coach Kathie Klages released early from probation
Former Michigan State women's gymnastic coach Kathie Klages probation lifted months early.
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The US can vaccinate its population twice, while poor countries wait for vaccine
Director and Associate Professor in the Michigan State University Center for Bioethics & Social Justice Sean Valles said the possibility of preordering vaccines was going to create an inequitable system.
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Whitmer to lift all indoor COVID-19 restrictions June 22
Michigan COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted 10 days earlier than planned, Whitmer announces.
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'We ask for a mile, they give us an inch' : Community leaders speak out on Juneteenth
Black Student Alliance Kenny Franklin and City Council Members Dana Watson and Ron Bacon speak on their roles in the East Lansing community for the continued fight for racial justice and equity, and how they celebrate Juneteenth.
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EL City Council discusses police oversight report, expects Tuesday vote
In a City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 15, Councilmembers further discussed the report by the Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission.
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No new cases for the first time in a year, Ingham County Health Official reports
As of Jun. 15, 2021, the department has 22,683 confirmed cases and 376 deaths.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs executive order banning conversion therapy funding
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs an executive order to ban on MDHHS-funded conversion practices in the state of Michigan.
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East Lansing serial killer, Don Miller, denied parole for the 9th time
East Lansing serial killer, Don Miller, denied parole for the ninth time, according to Michigan Department of Corrections.
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Committee presents report, recommendations on EL policing to city council
The East Lansing Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission presented reports on EL policing and recommendations for the establishment of an Independent Oversight Commission in a city council meeting on Tuesday, June 8.
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Former MSU basketball star charged with first-degree murder
On May 22, Appling was accused of shooting and killing 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds, to whom Appling is related by marriage, after a verbal altercation turned physical. He was arrested May 24.
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East Lansing bars adjust to new 2 a.m. curfew
Restaurants and bars state-wide can return to normal hours starting June 1.
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East Lansing Farmer's Market to open June 6
The East Lansing Farmer's Market opens on June 6 and will run until Oct. 31.
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East Lansing Commission on the Environment ties into Biden's climate change plan
“Every one of the measures the Biden team has proposed makes sense,” MSU professor Wolfgang Bauer said. “It will also lay the foundation for decades to come where our economy is going to bloom and we’re going to be much more competitive internationally.”
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Black Lives Matter Lansing gathers at Capitol to honor George Floyd one year later
Local activists, Black Lives Matter members and the organizers of the event spoke on the racial injustice faced by the Black community in the city of Lansing on one year death anniversary of George Floyd.