Cuts to city services likely following failure of income tax proposal
“We have an informed electorate and they told us to cut so now we’re going to cut,” Councilmember Erik Altmann said.
“We have an informed electorate and they told us to cut so now we’re going to cut,” Councilmember Erik Altmann said.
Stephens and his supporters reacted with delight at their watch party, hosted at HopCat.
Unofficial results for the 2017 election are in.
Off-campus turnout for the 2017 East Lansing General Election has been good for an odd-year, local election, according to City Clerk Marie Wicks.
There are two East Lansing City Council seats open with three candidates running. The candidates are incumbents Ruth Beier and Susan Woods and MSU senior Aaron Stephens. Also on the ballot are an income tax and millage reduction proposals.
Volunteers at Precinct 12, located in the Lake Huron Room on the third floor of the Union, joked that in a past East Lansing election only nine voters showed up, so they had beaten their past record.
The 20th annual East Lansing Film Festival begins Thursday, November 9, and runs for eight days until November 16, with screenings at Wells Hall and at Studio C! theater in Okemos.
The tax exemption only applies to those who make $5,000 or less per year, and many MSU students, such as graduate and professional students, make more.
East Lansing Police released the name of the MSU student who died early Friday after being struck by a car while trying to cross Saginaw Highway west of Park Lake Road.
Don't know where to vote in the 2017 East Lansing General Election? With 17 precincts and 15 polling locations, find voter information and precinct boundaries here.
From Homecoming to Halloween, more than 200 crimes were reported to MSU Police in the month of October alone, according to police documents.
Furniture was lit on fire in Cedar Village following MSU's walk-off game winning field against Penn State, Saturday night.
An MSU student died early Friday after being struck by a motor vehicle on Saginaw Highway west of Park Lake Rd., according to a release from East Lansing Police.
The State News sat down with the three East Lansing City Council candidates prior to the Tuesday, Nov. 7 election. The candidates are vying for two open seats.
The owner faces four counts of motor bus transportation operating without certificate of authority/insurance, according to the prosecutor's office. The charges are misdemeanors.
On Oct. 30 the Lansing City Council voted for a portion of East and West Grand River Avenue from Oakland Avenue to Pine Street to be renamed to honor civil rights activist César Chávez, as it was many years ago.
East Lansing Police found a deceased individual at the base of the City Center ramp at the corner of Albert Avenue and Charles Street, near the Buffalo Wild Wings, officials say.
Former employees and neighbors are speaking out against LansingParty.com, LLC owner Christopher Staggs, who they allege did not pay workers among other issues.
An agreement of the Center City development project has been reached, according to a press release from the City of East Lansing.
The candidates for East Lansing City Council were required to submit their correct fundraising information to the Ingham County Clerk by Oct. 27, a deadline only one candidate met.