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TV stations turn away ads for All Star Mechanical’s Larry Kirchhoff

TUESDAY, Aug. 19 — Larry Kirchhoff likes to make his views known. Kirchhoff owns the local HVAC service company All Star Mechanical. In 2022, Kirchoff bought a full-page ad in City Pulse in …

City of Lansing non-responds to FOIA request

FRIDAY,  Aug. 8 — My wait is over — for part 1 of my fight for a list of red-tagged properties in the city of Lansing.  Here was my request, which I submitted to the city …

Waiting for Lansing

Thursday, Aug. 7 — Much to my surprise — NOT — my latest Freedom of Information request to the city of Lansing did not arrive Tuesday, the date by which the city said it would. …

Trailor owners accuse Aurelius Township of unconstitutional searches

TUESDAY,  Aug. 5 — An Aurelius Township couple has filed a federal lawsuit against a township code enforcement officer and the township for conducting multiple allegedly warrantless …

Proposed Lansing City Charter goes to voters in November

MONDAY, June 30 — Lansing voters will decide in November whether to approve a new city charter, City Clerk Chris Swope said today. It contains several major changes — such as …

Historic Glaister House’s fate seems sealed: Demolition

FRIDAY, March 14 — The City Rescue Mission of Lansing will "most likely" demolish the historic Glaister House in the downtown Lansing to make room for a rainwater detention pond, a spokesperson …

A weighty judicial matter: Blankets in the courtroom

FRIDAY, Dec. 27 — Judge Cynthia Ward loses sleep over some of the stories she hears on the bench. So, she reasoned, those same witnesses must be undergoing significant stress in telling …

Former GOP Congressman Rep. Joe Schwarz announces support for Harris-Walz

TUESDAY, Oct. 15 — Former Michigan Republican Congressman Joe Schwarz announced his endorsement today of the Harris-Walz ticket, joining other state GOP politicos who have rejected Donald …

Details on Harris’ Lansing visit tomorrow will be made public when she arrives

CADL pledges to keep a ‘strong downtown presence’ as pressure grows to stay put

THURSDAY, Oct. 10 — The executive director of Capital District Libraries said today that CADL remains “committed to maintaining a strong presence downtown” but didn’t rule out …