Certain Michigan voters looking to select MSU Board of Trustees members in 2004 may find they don't have that choice if a bill being debated in the House passes.Currently, the eight-member board is elected by statewide ballot, just like the governor.
Delta Twp.- With the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies" playing in the background, the $20 million-renovated Lansing Mall is attracting shoppers just in time for the holiday season.
Voter participation this year in Michigan and East Lansing remained consistent with the state's previous gubernatorial elections. In 1998, the year of Gov.
East Lansing residents and students are revving their engines and hoping for less traffic congestion as a two-mile road expansion on Coolidge Road opens Thursday.Motorists can take part in the 11 a.m.
The Michigan House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected state Representative-elect Dianne Byrum House Democratic leader Friday, marking her the first woman to hold the position in the state’s government.Byrum, D-Onondaga, was elected to the House last week after term limits forced her to relinquish her seat in the state Senate.
Noise battles will continue at Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council work session, as council members consider city-quiet zones, varied community service and stricter party penalties.
Lansing area students and residents can spend their lunch hour at free banking sessions with the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union.At noon Wednesday at the credit union office, 600 E.
The Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, invites dogs and owners to join in a three-mile hike through the moonlit woods at 7 p.m.
Lansing - About 75 people of all ages dressed in everything from military uniforms to torn jeans herded into the Michigan Library and Historical Center to recognize Veteran’s Day.
Lansing area students and residents can spend their lunch hour at free banking sessions with the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union. At noon Wednesday at the credit union office, 600 E.
Michigan residents will not officially know who their attorney general-elect is until Nov. 25, election officials say.
Lansing - Community leaders and Lansing area residents gathered Thursday at a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new Lansing fire station located off East Miller Road in south Lansing.The $1.75 million station will be the second that will be funded through voter-approved bond initiatives.
Three MSU students were arraigned Wednesday after police discovered a pound of marijuana and other drugs in their East Lansing home.The students charged were Michael Puretz, 20; Adam Vielea, 21; and Ryan Webster, 20.
When Mojo spotted Samantha Janes approaching the school bus with a bag of food, a DJ for WWDX (92.1-FM), The Edge, sprinted to her, embracing her in a bear hug. “I try to meet everyone who donates,” Mojo said, pointing to the school bus bearing signs for the radio station - the official collection spot for the “Stuff the Bus 2002” campaign. Janes, a history senior, finished shopping at Goodrich’s Shop-Rite, 940 Trowbridge Road, and walked across the parking lot to the school bus to donate some food for the campaign, which began at 6 a.m.
The Mount Hope United Methodist Church women present their annual Cookie Walk with crafts and collectibles from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
After a tight race for the single open Lansing City Council seat, Brian Jeffries rose as the winner early Wednesday morning. The 47-year-old ASMSU Legal Services attorney won 14,480 Lansing votes, or 51 percent, over Kathy Pelleran’s 13,752 votes, or 49 percent.
Lansing - Children’s shirts and shorts overflowed from a large suitcase in Gretchen Cochran’s living room.
Although Paul DeWeese lost to Virg Bernero in Tuesday’s 23rd District state Senate race, he remains optimistic about the community’s involvement in politics.The two state representatives faced off in pursuit of the senate seat currently held by term-limited Dianne Byrum, D-Onondaga.
Ken Wachsberger's first political arrest was in 1970 as part of an MSU protest - after 32 years, a published book series and many more protests, he continues to fight for the freedom to read. Wachsberger, the editor of a book set on banned books, was surrounded by challenged paperbacks at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road, as part of East Lansing's One Book, One Community program Monday night. "The First Amendment is America's most precious gift in the world," he said.
East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows will hail the victors at the City Council meeting Wednesday night, after losing a wager with Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje. As a result of the loss to the University of Michigan, Meadows agreed to wear maize and blue and sing the Wolverine fight song at the 7:30 p.m.