Tests planned for workers after mercury spill in East Lansing
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - East Lansing has arranged for wastewater treatment plant employees to be tested for mercury poisoning after a November spill was disclosed last week. The Lansing State...
View ArticleMichigan bars score with World Cup
Team USA lost to Germany today at the World Cup in Brazil. But Michigan sports bars are counting themselves as winners. Since the global soccer tournament began, sports bars have been very busy....
View ArticleMichigan State, East Lansing start language effort
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - East Lansing and Michigan State University's Center for Language Teaching Advancement say they're trying to open up local services to non-English speakers with a program that...
View ArticleDeveloper signs deal to build $276 million project in Lansing
Developers signed an agreement to build a quarter-billion dollar housing and retail complex in Lansing today. Now they just have to figure out how to build it in a floodplain. The Red Cedar Renaissance...
View ArticleMichigan State University discourages rowdy behavior during this weekend's...
Michigan State University officials hope to discourage “destructive” celebrations during next week’s final four basketball games. Ten people were arrested Sunday after the MSU Spartans won their...
View ArticleMichigan mayors urge businesses to rethink Indiana conventions
Two mid-Michigan mayors are trying to lure convention planners looking to move their events out of Indiana. The controversy over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration law has many groups rethinking...
View ArticleEast Lansing ordinance would keep people off of roofs
The East Lansing City Council is considering a new ordinance that would make recreational activities such as tanning or drinking on residential rooftops a misdemeanor. George Lahanas is the city...
View ArticleEast Lansing ordinance for curbing "celebratory" fires declared unconstitutional
It's back to the drawing board for the city of East Lansing. District court judge Andrea Larkin has ruled that a 1999 ordinance aimed at cracking down on fires a fter big games at Michigan State...
View ArticlePolice and communities of color try to build new understanding in mid-Michigan
The mistrust and misconceptions between police and the minority communities they serve can run both ways. That's why the Michigan State University Police Department is hosting a communication session...
View ArticleLansing area churches launch "community sanctuary plan"
Lansing -area churches are banding together to provide sanctuary to immigrants fighting deportation. “I officially declare, as of this moment, that All Saints Episcopal Church is a sanctuary church,”...
View ArticleEast Lansing city council OKs tentative development deal
The East Lansing city council has approved a tentative deal paving the way for a $132 million development project that would change the look of the college town’s downtown. The 12-story complex will...
View ArticleEast Lansing needs money to pay off debt. MSU balks at city income tax proposal.
What can a city facing $200 million in long term debt do? Raising taxes is one option. That’s why the City of East Lansing has drawn up an income tax proposal for the November ballot. If approved by...
View ArticleEast Lansing income tax proposal draws growing opposition
A group of East Lansing businesses and university student leaders wants the city council to cancel plans for a vote on a city income tax in November. The ballot proposal calls for creating a tax that...
View ArticleCatholic farmer wins round in court versus East Lansing farmers market
The owner of a Mid-Michigan farm will be back at the East Lansing Farmer’s Market this Sunday after a judge today granted an injunction in his lawsuit against the city. Steve Tennes sued East Lansing...
View ArticleLessenberry: Election Day preview
Election Day in Michigan is Tuesday, November 7. Michigan Radio's "Morning Edition" host Doug Tribou and senior news analyst Jack Lessenberry preview some of the issues for voters around the state:
View ArticleEast Lansing residents to vote on city income tax
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7, and voters in East Lansing will decide whether to add a citywide income tax. The main goal is to pay down about $200 million in long-term debt mainly stemming from...
View ArticleData analysis: "Modern-day redlining" happening in Detroit and Lansing
It’s been half a century since the federal government banned discrimination in the home mortgage industry. But a new analysis of mortgage data shows people of color are still routinely denied...
View ArticleReport: Race still a factor in whether you’re approved or denied a...
Fifty years ago, the practice of barring people from buying houses in certain neighborhoods or declining home loans because of race or ethnicity became unlawful. But a new investigation finds it’s...
View ArticleOnce again, East Lansing voters will consider a city income tax
For the second time, voters in East Lansing are being asked to approve a city income tax. The proposal on Tuesday’s ballot would create a one percent income tax for East Lansing residents and half a...
View ArticleEast Lansing income tax proposal passes
The City of East Lansing’s income tax proposal was approved by voters in yesterday's primary. Under the measure, East Lansing will impose an income tax rate of one percent for residents and a...
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