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The Lansing Police Department is looking to hold itself to higher standards as it continues to review policies and procedures on police accountability. The next step: accreditation from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, officials announced today.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/11/20
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City Councilman Brandon Betz raised eyebrows last night (and possibly broke federal discrimination laws) after he asked an older woman for her age before voting against her appointment to the Board of Commissioners at the Lansing Board of Water & Light.
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An ordinance that bans residents from parking overnight on city streets without a paid permit could be erased as the Lansing City Council looks to dismantle a paid permit system launched this year and to open up local streets for free parking from 2 to 5 a.m.
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A medical pot shop in Lansing was forced to pull some joints from its shelves today after state officials said they could have been contaminated at a facility in Bay City.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/6/20
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A marijuana entrepreneur who was locked up for pot is using his now legal business to give back to others who have been harmed by cannabis prohibition.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/6/20
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A new study from Michigan State University shows the earnings of Black workers have fallen while earnings of white workers have increased across much of the country.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/6/20
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As Michigan State University gears up for the fall semester, Ingham County officials are urging a mandatory quarantine for students coming in from high-risk states and the use of location-based phone software to track possible instances of viral exposure.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/6/20
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor is pushing for a federal bailout as the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent economic downturn continues to take a punishing toll on the capital city’s budget.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/6/20
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As mentors go, Lansing attorney Teresa Bingham has had a pretty good one: Anita Hill.
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Berl Schwartz
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8/6/20
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Several people are facing tickets and criminal charges in connection to recent protests that have left a streak of injuries and destruction in Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/6/20
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Despite some recent delays tied to the coronavirus pandemic, the $100 million mixed-use “Village of Okemos” development is gearing back up in Meridian Township.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/6/20
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A nonprofit “social welfare” organization that carries a name similar to Mayor Andy Schor’s signature campaign slogan has been launched to promote the city of Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/5/20
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As Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope predicted, voter turnout in the primary election yesterday set a record.
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Berl Schwartz
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8/5/20
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Surveys sent to candidates for prosecutor, sheriff and federal and state legislative offices showed that state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are leaning increasingly pro-marijuana.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/3/20
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With the selection of Ron Bacon and Dana Watson, the Council will have two African American members for the first time.
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Staff
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8/1/20
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A recent show of support from the Lansing Police Department will help an LPD radio technician and his family get back on their feet following a devastating house fire.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/31/20
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The measure that includes the funding must still clear the Senate and the White House.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/31/20
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Mayor Andy Schor wants local residents to cut back on needlessly using water next month as the city of Lansing faces off against other municipalities nationwide for environmentally sustainable bragging rights — and a chance to win a shiny, new Toyota.
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Staff
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7/30/20
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Giulio Bernero wore many hats throughout his long life, but the one he wore best was provider and protector of his family.
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7/30/20
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Some members of an advisory council tasked with promoting diversity and inclusion for the city of Lansing feel sidelined after Mayor Andy Schor shelved their recommendations for months.
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