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Every once in a while, an elected official comes along who does their job with a compelling combination of humility, humor, common sense and stone cold competence.
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Staff
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7/30/20
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State records show that recreational marijuana sales climbed more than eightfold since December and have rested at more than $10 million weekly since last month. Lansing is quickly cementing itself as a major player in that statewide market.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/30/20
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The three remaining members of the East Lansing City Council will select two people Saturday to fill the seats left vacant on the City Council following the recent resignations of Ruth Beier and Mark Meadows.
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The “FitLot" is funded through a grant in recognition of AARP’s 60th anniversary.
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Staff
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7/29/20
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Word on the street is Bernero is at least 50/50 set on running for his old job in 2021. Obviously, we're all thinking presidential politics these days, but Mayor Andy Schor has only fewer than 17 months on his term left.
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Kyle Melinn
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7/29/20
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A plan to use alleys and other downtown spaces for to-go cocktails in Lansing will likely be delayed until 2021.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/27/20
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Brown initially opted to reject the plea deal last week and risked the possibility of a jury levying two counts of first-degree murder — charges that would guarantee a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole. He apparently changed his mind and took the deal on Friday afternoon.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/27/20
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Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope is expecting a record turnout for the Aug. 4 primary election.
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Berl Schwartz
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7/24/20
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Owners regret having a deejay and allowing dancing.
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Jacob Kanclerz/MIRS Capitol News Service
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7/23/20
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After more than two months of “recommending” that Michigan residents wear face coverings to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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Staff
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7/23/20
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The eccentric political gadfly Christine Timmon is back.
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Kyle Melinn
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7/23/20
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Decades-old allegations of misconduct levied against Lansing Police Chief Daryl Green will remain a mystery.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/23/20
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In 1918, the nation was at war, and wearing masks was framed as a patriotic duty, but then, as now, there were resisters.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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7/23/20
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Both the CDC and the World Health Organization now recommend that people wear masks to slow the spread of the virus.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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7/23/20
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Over the last few weeks, big box chains like Meijer, Kroger, Target and Walmart have deployed staff, usually in pairs, to patrol their entranceways, fending off maskless shoppers
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/23/20
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A petition that aims to close Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub in East Lansing has garnered over 700 signatures as former staff and customers continue to voice concerns over allegedly unsanitary conditions.
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A decorated officer at the Lansing Police Department is speaking out against a recent proposal that would halve his department’s budget by 2025.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/22/20
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Amid continued unrest over police discrimination in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, Mayor Andy Schor announced three “community input meetings."
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Staff
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7/20/20
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“There’s still a need for legislative change to ensure equal rights go beyond employment,” said Fair & Equal spokesman Josh Hovey.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/20/20
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Newly released court records allege that a former high school soccer coach and executive director of the Capital Area Soccer League allegedly coaxed a 15-year-old boy from Grand Ledge into sending him sexually explicit pictures in exchange for booze.
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Kyle Kaminki
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7/20/20
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