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MICHIGAN

4 rooms burned in motel fire

Four rooms were torched at the Super 8 Motel, 2736 E. Grand River Ave., today, resulting in no injuries and the shutdown of part of Grand River Avenue between about 2:15 and 3:30 p.m.

MICHIGAN

Company eases trip from E.L. to Ann Arbor

Students making trips to Ann Arbor no longer need their own wheels. Michigan Flyer Inc., a shuttle bus company which takes passengers from its East Lansing base to Detroit Metro Airport, announced it will add an Ann Arbor stop to its daily route beginning Oct. 1.

MICHIGAN

Mich. may raise income tax

In an effort to avoid a state government shutdown, Michigan’s House of Representatives could raise the state’s income tax by as much as .07 percent to improve Michigan’s budget woes.

MICHIGAN

E.L. finally gets a piece of the pie

Forget sexy. Mike Busley is bringing pie back. “If it weren’t for grandmas, I don’t know that we would know what real pie tastes like,” said Busley, founder of Grand Traverse Pie Company. “Unless grandma makes you one, the pie you’re buying at Meijer or Kroger was probably mass-produced in California and shipped to you on a freezer truck.”

MICHIGAN

Voting changes recommended

Lansing — Changing absentee voting and improving polling areas were key parts of recommendations made Wednesday by Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land before the Senate Campaign and Election Oversight committee.

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Sept. 11 remembered in different ways

Political science sophomore Matt Patton attended a Sept. 11, 2001, memorial event at the Union Tuesday in order to reflect on the anniversary. However, he was surprised at the turnout of the event. Less than 15 people attended.