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A dozen eggs hit $4.25 nationally in December, nearly a 140% increase since a year before.
Egg prices skyrocket as avian flu strikes in Ingham County
Egg prices have more than doubled in the last year, and relief from the skyrocketing costs is nowhere to be seen, some industry experts say. In December 2021, a dozen eggs cost $1.78 on average … more
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Patricia Spitzley, left, and Jody Washington.
City Council elections: Spitzley retiring; Washington running at-large
Lansing City Council member Patricia Spitzley will not seek reelection this year, which means two at-large seats will on the ballot. In line to fill one of them: former 1st Ward member Jody Washington … more
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1423 Ada St., Lansing
Eyesore of the Week:
1423 Ada St., Lansing
Peeling paint and graffiti-covered plywood are just the first impression. Located in the Baker Donora neighborhood in south Lansing, this eyesore sits next door to another red-tagged property … more
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Collette pleads ‘no contest’ to simple assault and battery
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 — Retired Ingham County Chief Circuit Judge William Collette entered a ‘no contest’ plea today to a charge of simple assault and battery in front of Jackson … more
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News highlights from the last 7 days
Six people were arrested on misdemeanor charges after the vandalization of the Bank of America in the Frandor Shopping Center. About 30 people threw glass candles through the bank’s windows, … more
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Digital rendering of residents of Veridian at County Farm at the community garden.
Developers seek to create solar neighborhood
LANSING – An Ann Arbor developer is building one of the first 100% solar-powered, carbon-neutral and fossil fuel-free communities in the U.S.  The idea is to pioneer the creation of … more
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New civil rights agenda taking shape in state Senate
LANSING – Expanding the state’s civil rights act to include gender identity and sexual orientation, advocating for juvenile justice and increasing … more
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A Michigan Court of Appeals panel is expected to rule in February on whether the Republican-led Legislature violated the state Constitution when it adopted a progressive citizens ballot measure in 2018 only to weaken its provisions later that year.
Who gets paid minimum wage in Michigan? Only 1% of workers, as pay soars
Michigan’s minimum wage jumped to $10.10 an hour this month; 52,000 workers directly benefited. Wages have increased due to worker shortages, pushing entry-level jobs to $15 an hour or more. Minimum wage may increase again past $13 in February. more
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Former Ingham County Chief Circuit Judge William Collette.
Plea deal?
MONDAY, Jan. 25 — Former Ingham County Chief Circuit Court Judge William Collette will likely enter a plea agreement at a hearing scheduled for 3 p.m. today.  Court officials were unable … more
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Hattie Maguire, right, says writing programs like ChatGPT are here to stay, so schools will need to learn how to use it in classrooms.
Did Johnny write this or a robot? AI chatbots rock Michigan schools
Novi High School teacher Hattie Maguire looked over an assignment from one of her students Tuesday morning, and wondered if it was too good. Had the student suddenly improved his writing this much … more
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Dr. Adnike Shoyinka, currently medical director for Ingham County Health Department, will replace Linda Vail as Ingham County Health Officer in February.
New health officer named
FRIDAY, Jan. 20 — Dr. Adnike Shoyinka, the medical director of the Ingham County HealthDepartment will succeed Health Officer Linda Vail as department head.She was appointed by the county Board … more
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How big a break did the new sheriff of Shiawassee County, Douglas Chapman (left) receive in his drunk-driving arrest and conviction five years ago? 30th Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina called it a ‘sweetheart deal.’
‘Sweetheart deal’
In every step of Shiawassee County Sheriff Douglas Chapman’s drunk driving case, he got break after break, resulting in what one judge called a “sweetheart” deal.  The deal was criticized by Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina in … more
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Prices have come down some since last year, but it remains a sellers’ market.
Affordable housing a problem as demand continues to outstrip supply
Kathy Birchen, an associate broker with Berkshire Hathaway Tomie Raines Realtors in East Lansing, has been selling houses for three decades. And the pandemic — which was marked by a widespread … more
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Does this look familiar? The National Weather Service’s instruments measured just five minutes of sunlight in Grand Rapids over the first eight days of 2023.
Michigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse
Five minutes. That’s how much sunshine Grand Rapids experienced over the first eight days of the year, before the glowing orb finally broke through the clouds. And the city was no anomaly: For nearly two weeks, clouds … more
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MSU Law’s Expungement Fair, taking place this Saturday (Jan. 21) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Breslin Student Events Center, will allow attendees to apply to have certain nonviolent convictions, like those involving cannabis, permanently cleared from their records with pro-bono help from attorneys and MSU Law students.
A second chance: MSU Expungement Fair
In 2020, Michigan passed a series of expungement laws, appropriately named “Clean Slate for Michigan,” that permit  individuals with certain offenses the ability to have their … more
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Vitamin D for the soul
Just when sunshine, chlorophyll and the juices of life are in shortest supply, feast your eyes on City Pulse’s 2023 People Issue, an inspiring and diverse bouquet of humanity to warm gray January days. This is not a “most influential” or a “most anything” list. We hear plenty … more
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News Highlights from the Last 7 Days
East Lansing City Council added a proposed separation agreement with City Manager George Lahanas and a proposed interim city manager employment contract for retired East Lansing Fire Chief Randy … more
The bag of beans and hate flyer found in Aileen Hecht's driveway in Delta Township.
Hate flyers found in Delta Township
SATURDAY, Jan. 14 – Aileen Hecht was “shocked” when she opened a plastic sandwich bag filled with beans and found it on her driveway this morning. Inside the bag was an anti-semitic … more
Michigan Senate Appropriations Chair Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing, told reporters following the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference on Friday that she will work with Republicans to craft “responsible” fiscal policies as the state faces a potential “mild recession.”
Michigan may see ‘mild’ recession in 2023, but it also has a $9.2B surplus
LANSING — Michigan could see a slowdown in economic growth in the coming years, as state economists projected Friday a “mild recession” may be on the horizon nationally. But the state estimates it will have a combined $9.2 billion in surplus ... more
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Outgoing Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser donated more than $3 million of his own money to the party, which is nonetheless in debt.
Basically broke, Michigan GOP to charge delegates to attend convention
LANSING — The cash-strapped Michigan Republican Party will require delegates to help cover the cost of next month's state convention in Lansing, where they'll gather to decide who will lead the party for the next two years. ... more
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