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Abbot Road to close for Center City water main replacement
Both northbound lanes of Abbot Road will be closed from Monday, March 25 until approximately Monday, April 8.
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SNEWSCAST: Episode 6: Week of March 18
Welcome to SNEWSCAST, where The State News takes an in-depth look into the biggest stories, while bringing new perspectives from the reporters who wrote them.
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Michigan's Women Politicians
The state capitol was moved to Lansing in 1847, and the city was officially founded in 1859.Since the capitol's founding, women began being integrated into universities, earned the right to vote in 1920, and have taken public office, beginning in 1950. From the first woman representative to the first woman governor of Michigan, here’s a timeline of how we got to where we are today.
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Michigan Avenue could look very different in 5 years
Plans for a $30 million drain project and a $250 million development project could drastically reshape the Michigan Avenue corridor, bringing big changes to the Lansing-East Lansing border.
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MSUPD and ELPD make 12 arrests on St. Patrick's Day
There were 12 arrests on St. Patrick's Day, according to the East Lansing Police Department and Michigan State University Police Department crime logs.
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Slotkin hosts forum on bill to overturn Citizens United
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, discussed legislation to limit the influence of corporate money in politics at a public forum at Lansing's Pattengill Biotechnical Magnet School on Saturday.
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City sells Merritt Road property to pot shop hopefuls for $1 million
East Lansing has agreed to sell its property at Merritt Road and Park Lake Road to a buyer hoping to open a medical-marijuana dispensary at the location.
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East Lansing to offer free overnight parking on Saint Patrick's Day
In an effort to promote safety, select locations around East Lansing will offer free parking from March 17 at 6 a.m. to March 18 at noon.
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E.L. sets scooter regulations, licensing agreement process
The East Lansing City Council approved an ordinance to regulate electric scooters, establishing a licensing agreement process and safety provisions for scooter companies.
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City Council discusses marijuana penalties, streamlining budget
The East Lansing City Council held a discussion-only meeting Tuesday night on lessening recreational marijuana penalties and a new approach to the city’s budget process.
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Michigan Avenue lane closed due to road failure
The inside westbound lane of Michigan Avenue west of Harrison Road will be closed until the beginning of spring break due to a road base failure.
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Sections of Abbot Road, Albert Avenue to close over spring break
The City of East Lansing will close portions of Abbot Road and Albert Avenue over Michigan State's spring break to complete utility work for the Center City project.
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$200 million 'global village' on Lansing-E.L. border now underway
A $200 million redevelopment project backed by Michigan State Trustee Joel Ferguson's company is officially underway after passing its first bureaucratic hurdle.
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City Council hears new ordinances, mulls historic district expansion
The East Lansing City Council considered boundary changes to the Oakwood Historic District and other regulatory changes during its Tuesday meeting.
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SNEWSCAST: Episode 5 - Week of February 25th
Welcome to SNEWSCAST, where The State News takes an in-depth look into the biggest stories, while bringing new perspectives from the reporters who wrote them.
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City departments keeping residents safe during wild winter weather
A wild winter hasn't deterred the East Lansing Police Department and the Department of Public Works from providing the services needed to keep the city — and its roads — safe.
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City officials hash out electric vehicle charging station ordinance
An ordinance to establish requirements for electric vehicle charging stations for parking structures was recommended to city council by the East Lansing Planning Commission.
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Spin seeks to become East Lansing's third scooter provider
Ford-owned scooter company Spin may join Lime and Bird on East Lansing streets this spring, if the city council establishes planned regulations.
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Into the weeds of East Lansing dispensary regulations
An overhaul of East Lansing's medical marijuana dispensary regulations is headed to City Council after recommendations from the city's Planning Commission.
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City council discusses scooters, budget matters
The East Lansing City Council mulled electric scooter regulations, prepared to hash out the annual budget and discussed infrastructure improvements at its weekly Tuesday meeting.