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CHRIS SWOPE
Chris Swope, 58, has been Lansing’s city clerk for nearly 20 years and is running unopposed for a fifth term. He has a bachelor’s degree in financial administration from …
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9/24/25
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DEYANIRA NEVAREZ
MARTINEZ
Deyanira Nevarez Martinez, 39, is an assistant professor of urban and regional planning at MSU, where she researches housing and homelessness governance. She has a …
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9/24/25
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City Pulse reported last month that the city was making progress on red-tagged properties — but slowly. Additionally, it reported that a $165 monthly monitoring fee for red-tagged …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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9/24/25
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Aurelius Christian
Aurelius Christian, 27, is the development programs coordinator at the Lansing Economic Development Corp. He has a bachelor’s degree in advertising management from MSU. …
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9/24/25
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Last month, City Council members Ryan Kost and Trini Pehlivanoglu introduced a resolution to end private curbside trash collection, which would have established a city monopoly on garbage collection.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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9/24/25
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If a property in a local historic district is at risk of “demolition by neglect,” Lansing’s code of ordinances allows the Historic District Commission to require owners to repair it …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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9/24/25
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(Here are the major changes in the Lansing City Charter that are included in the charter that the elected charter commission has recommended replace the city’s 1978 charter. For a more detailed …
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9/24/25
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Two years and $275,000 after narrowly approving the first review of Lansing’s City Charter since it was adopted in 1978, Lansing voters will choose Nov. 4 whether to accept the results.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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9/24/25
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Welcome to our 2025 City of Lansing Election Preview Issue. In it, we do not attempt to cover the waterfront on either issues or biographies. Rather, our goal was to help you make up your minds by …
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9/24/25
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Lansing’s purchase last month of 50 ModPod housing units to serve as transitional housing for 66 homeless residents at a time promises to make a dent in the city’s homelessness problem, …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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9/24/25
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Emilio Garcia helped settle Lansing.
Garcia was about 14 when he moved here from Mexico around 1940 with his two brothers, recalled his son Joe.
“They would travel here, work for …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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9/17/25
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Seconds after Lansing Mayor Andy Schor cut the ribbon Tuesday morning (Sept. 16) on the Historical Society of Greater Lansing’s first-ever permanent home, the historic Rogers-Carrier House on …
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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9/17/25
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The owner of a north Lansing building supply company cut a deal Tuesday with Lansing officials on a plan to push a piece of Lansing’s largest homeless encampment off his land, which is roughly …
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Two local organizations canceled events following the assassination of rightwing “influencer” Charlie Kirk. The Hispanic Heritage Month committee postponed its kickoff program at City …
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9/17/25
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Sheetz, a family-owned chain of more than 700 convenience stores in seven states, is looking to expand to the Lansing-area market.
The East Lansing Planning Commission has scheduled a public …
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9/16/25
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FRIDAY, Sept. 12 — Lansing’s Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event at City Hall has been postponed out of caution over “general concern about what is going on in the world,” …
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Leo V. Kaplan
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9/12/25
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1220 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Lansing
This long-abandoned market on Cesar E. Chavez Avenue at Farrand Street is one of 10 properties owned by landlord Christian Nwobu that appear on the red-tag …
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By STEVE UNDERWOOD
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9/10/25
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Three months ago, Bruce Cornelius canceled his subscription to the Lansing State Journal.
“I hate to say it,” he said, “but there’s nothing there to read. It’s not …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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9/10/25
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The City of Lansing and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 421 reached a deal that will reduce health care costs for retirees, which had risen from $500 to $900 a month. The …
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9/9/25
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THURSDAY, Sept. 4 — James D. Smiertka, who served as Lansing’s city attorney under four different mayors, died Aug. 22 in Grand Rapids.
Smiertka, 79, was appointed twice to lead the …
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9/4/25
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