Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos announced a plan on Friday to revitalize Michigan's urban areas if he's elected in November. DeVos' plan proposes specific ways to help urban areas, such as creating an urban jobs director, acquiring a federal block grant for job training, putting more police officers on the street and giving students from urban areas a chance to go to college.
Before college, all of Emily Thomas' attempts at community service were duds. "I tried to organize raking leaves for senior citizens, and only three people showed up," Thomas said about her senior year of high school in Berkley, Mich. But this weekend, Thomas wasn't the only person motivated to improve her community.
Former MSU basketball star and NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson will attend the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing's 17th Annual Steak & Burger Dinner on Nov.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos made wagers with Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt on the 2006 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and St.
Awareness advocates and survivors plan to rally almost all day Saturday in front of the Capitol for what is expected to be the largest Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser event to come to Lansing. The goal for this 8th annual walking event, which will start at the Capitol building and loop around the Lansing Hall of Justice, is to raise $230,000 this weekend — which is $30,000 more than last year, said Steve Konsdorf, American Cancer Society executive director for the greater Lansing area.
The state's unemployment rate stayed fixed at 7.1 percent from August to September, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth announced this week. With November elections approaching, the economy has dominated political television advertisements and the recent gubernatorial debates, students said. The economy plays a huge role in Chelsea Levin's vote for governor. "My family experienced job loss," the studio art and advertising freshman said.
Below are updates for ongoing court cases involving individuals with East Lansing and MSU ties: The following three men were charged in connection to an alleged Feb.
The Temple Club is no more, but two of the club's shows scheduled for this weekend have found new homes. Today's multiband "We Rock: You Decide" concert will begin at 6 p.m.
Bobby Jones, recently dismissed MSU football player wanted for assault and battery this week, turned himself in Wednesday to Clinton County Jail and was later released on a $300 court bond. Clinton County assistant prosecutor Kevin Hayes authorized a warrant for his arrest Tuesday. Jones was wanted in connection with an assault and battery of a 20-year-old woman Sunday at The Club at Chandler Crossings apartment complex in Bath Township.
Lansing — U.S. Sen. John Kerry endorsed Gov. Jennifer Granholm Wednesday afternoon at a memorial dedication for fallen law enforcement officers in Lansing as part of his monthlong campaigning effort for Democratic candidates across the country. At the Lansing event, Kerry emphasized sacrifices law enforcement officers make daily during the dedication of the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Monument. "The very least we can do is honor the sacrifice, honor the fallen heroes.
At 1 p.m. Monday, the East Lansing Public Library will show the political thriller "Munich" for free. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, is based on the true story of the 1972 Olympic Games hosted in Munich, Germany.
A proposal on the Ingham County ballot to increase funding for the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing might make the difference in the zoo's survival. And that, supporters say, is important enough to impose a $46 annual tax increase, at most, on property owners in the county. "Basically, Lansing has built a pretty nice zoo but then couldn't afford to keep it up," said Ingham County Commissioner Mark Grebner.
Michigan gubernatorial candidates Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos still need to prove themselves to voters before the election, a political analyst and MSU students said Tuesday. The Nov.
Jim Marcinkowski has waged a campaign focused on change. The Democratic challenger for Michigan's 8th Congressional District, which includes MSU, says he wants to "put this country back on course" by increasing funding for health care, withdrawing troops from Iraq and improving the country's economy. After spending more than 30 years in government service, including tenures in the FBI, CIA and Navy Marcinkowski switched to politics and joined the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office where he became Royal Oak's deputy city attorney in 1996.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Republican challenger Mike Bouchard debated the economy, the Iraq war, homeland security and Social Security on Sunday in their first televised debate for the U.S.
East Lansing is easing up on drunkards who wander into the wrong house. Currently, wandering into someone else's home after a night of drunken debauchery can send someone to jail with a felony charge on his or her criminal record. But if the City Council amends a few city laws at its meeting tonight, East Lansing's lushes could instead stagger away with a fine or 90-day misdemeanor. This way, the police department can forward the information to the East Lansing city attorney, and any cases will be handled on a local level, instead of going to circuit court. Police now have to fill out paperwork for the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office and wait for charges to be issued for these cases. "It streamlines the paperwork," East Lansing Deputy police Chief Juli Liebler said of the amendment. There were about five instances of intoxicated people entering the wrong residence during Welcome Weekend, and it happens at least a couple of times each weekend, Liebler said. "We've had people come in and make themselves a sandwich or get in somebody else's bed," she said.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers says he will pursue alternative energy and reforming health care if re-elected by Michigan voters on Nov.7. Serving as Michigan's 8th Congressional District representative in Washington, D.C., since 2000, Rogers said despite the work he's done in his term, there's more to do. The federal government reported a 4.6 percent national unemployment rate, 6.1 million jobs created in the last three years and the nation's deficit was cut in half, Rogers said. Michigan's unemployment rate is about 7.1 percent. "If you look at the national economy, Michigan is way behind," he said.
MSU College Democrats joined protesters Friday in Lansing to oppose U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers' handling of the Mark Foley scandal. Former Rep.
Silver the English bulldog seems like a normal, happy puppy. He can't stop wagging his small, stubby tail and desperately wants someone to pet him. But the 9-month-old Silver is of a different variety.
Recent polls show Gov. Jennifer Granholm leading Republican challenger Dick DeVos before tonight's debate. Iowa-based Selzer & Co. published a poll Sunday that said 49 percent of 643 likely voters would vote for Granholm.