TUESDAY, Feb. 6 — A federal lawsuit claims that Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum and her husband used political influence to get their son reinstated to Mason schools after he was expelled for allegedly sexually assaulting …
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Berl Schwartz
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2/6/24
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FRIDAY, Feb. 2 — Black women are subjected to "pet to threat," a prominent African American historian and author agreed yesterday as she kicked off a Black History Month lecture series at Michigan State University.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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2/2/24
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MONDAY, Jan. 22 — The former Gabriels Community Credit Union will still close on Feb. 29 — but will reopen with a video teller and ATM for banking and a community facility that will offer …
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Berl Schwartz
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1/22/24
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SATURDAY, Jan. 20 — Trustees at Lansing Community College will review applications Monday night of candidates to fill two board openings.
LCC spokeswoman Marilyn Twine declined yesterday …
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Tyler Schneider
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1/20/24
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THURSDAY, Jan. 18 — Plans are advancing to move Lansing’s City Hall to the historic Masonic Temple building.
Announced in September by Mayor Andy Schor, the proposal to purchase the …
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Tyler Schneider
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1/18/24
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MONDAY, Jan. 15 — Over 1,500 people went to the Lansing Center today to see Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South in 1960.
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1/15/24
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10 — In a contentious meeting last night that lasted for four and a half hours, the East Lansing City Council voted 4-1 against a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/10/24
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MONDAY, Jan. 8 — Gabriels Community Credit Union’s 2,700 eastside Lansing customers will be looking for a new banking location as a result of its takeover by the MSU Federal Credit Union.
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Berl Schwartz
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1/8/24
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FRIDAY, Jan. 5 — With the candidate filing deadline for the Lansing Charter Revision Commission just 18 days off, only seven people have done so.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/5/24
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3 — The new year is ringing in the end of an era for Gabriels Community Credit Union.
MSU Federal Credit Union’s acquisition of the small thrift institution …
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TYLER SCHNEIDER AND BERL SCHWARTZ
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1/3/24
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Developer Harry Hepler is claiming $22 million in damages from alleged legal malpractice in a lawsuit against Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, the prominent …
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BERL SCHWARTZ
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12/19/23
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FRIDAY , Dec. 15 — Multiple incidents of antisemitism have occurred at Michigan State University this year, the head of the university’s Jewish studies institute said.
“There …
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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12/15/23
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13 — In its 60th anniversary breakfast reception this morning, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission recognized Sen. Sarah Anthony, a self-described “daughter of Lansing,” for her service.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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12/13/23
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THURSDAY, Nov. 7 — The Lansing School District’s shift toward providing more K-8 facilities played a major role in an enrollment increase this year for the first time in three decades.
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Tyler Schneider
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12/7/23
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THURSDAY, Nov. 30 — East Lansing residents have questioned the City Council’s decision to appoint new member Kerry Ebersole Singh, who is white, as mayor pro tem over incumbent Dana Watson, who is an African American.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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11/30/23
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15 —The East Lansing City Council elected George Brookover last night to fill the mayoral seat once occupied by his father. After newly elected members Kerry Ebersole Singh, Mark Meadows and Erik Altmann took their oaths of office, Meadows nominated Brookover. It went uncontested.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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11/15/23
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TUESDAY, Nov. 14 — The election date to select the nine members of Lansing’s Charter Revision Commission has been set for May 7 primary next year, City Clerk Chris Swope said today.
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Tyler Schneider
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11/14/23
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TUESDAY — Michigan State University sophomore Elaina Rankin’s interest in becoming a public defender bloomed when she was just a freshman at Avondale High School.
It was 2018, and …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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11/14/23
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8 — For the first time since the City Charter was created in 1978, voters yesterday narrowly approved creating a commission to review it for possible changes.
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By BERL SCHWARTZ
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11/8/23
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TUESDAY, Nov. 7 — Despite early voting and absentee voting options, some voters still said they preferred making the trek out to their physical polling places.
“It’s just easy …
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Tyler Schneider
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11/7/23
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