The Detroit Chapter of the NAACP and several hundred people gathered at the Lansing Capitol building to protest recent proposed legislation that would make it harder to vote in Michigan.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged high schools to pause in-person learning and youth sports — both school-sponsored and non-school sponsored — teams to suspend in-person activities, like games and practices, for the next two weeks to prevent additional outbreaks.
While East Lansing Public Schools have not seen an increase in cases specifically from their schools, there has been a spike in COVID-19 cases for ages 10-19 and 20-29 in the East Lansing community.
Michigan State associate professor Dr. Sean Valles studies the interplay of ethics and scientific evidence in population health and is worried about the statewide surge in cases and who will be negatively affected by facilities and businesses reopening.
Ingham County passed a resolution March 23 becoming the first Michigan County to ban hair discrimination against public employees in the county.
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“Lansing needs a fresh start,” Farhan Sheikh-Omar said. “I believe the person who should get that fresh start should be someone who is well connected to the community, who knows what the community needs and who actually listens and fights for the community.”
Most sites just require a photo ID or your reminder card from the first dose if you're going to recieve your second one.
In a survey of 500 East Lansing residents presented to City Council March 23, it was found that Black residents trust the East Lansing Police Department by 45 points less than all residents as a whole.
Though traveling is obviously discouraged, the ICHD urges those who do travel to take several precautions.
Food assistance benefits will last 30 days after the federal government lifts the public health emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Universities across Michigan have created more free-tuition programs in recent years, MSU has yet to make similar headway.
The survey showed that 51% of Black residents feel “less safe” than they did a year ago in East Lansing
Slotkin is the chair of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
A significant number of COVID-19 cases are within the Michigan State University community with 36% of cases being people who fall in the 16-25 age range.
The event was moved from its original date of April 10.
Melody Werner joined MSU as OIE director in November 2019 after serving as EMU's Title IX coordinator since 2015.
The Trustees, who asked for the initial investigation into MSU and Larry Nassar, have withheld the documents for three years.
Previously located in downtown Lansing, the Michigan-based eatery began in 2014 in the Lansing City Market before moving places and has finally reopened next to Michigan State's campus.
According to the CDC director, plateaus and a slight increase in cases have led to surges in the past, though there is hope the vaccine efforts will help in mitigation of these risks.