State officials, as of today, are now tracking nearly 24,000 cases of COVID-19 across Michigan, with nearly 1,400 dead, including 10 deaths in Greater Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/11/20
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A recent study from researchers at Michigan State University predicts Michigan’s rapidly growing marijuana market will make a $7.8 billion economic impact on the state, raking in about $3 billion in annual retail sales and collecting nearly $500 million in taxes.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/10/20
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More than a dozen new COVID-19 cases were again reported in Greater Lansing earlier this afternoon as the statewide case count edged to nearly 23,000 with nearly 1,300 deaths.
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The Michigan Nurses Association has called for reforms by McLaren Home Care Greater Lansing after alleging that corporate officials are “failing to work adequately with registered nurses” on a COVID-19 response plan.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/10/20
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Michigan will remain in a virus-induced lockdown for a few more weeks after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today extended an executive order closing nonessential businesses and ordering residents to stay home.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/9/20
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Developers of the former Red Cedar Golf Course are rebooting their plans for redevelopment after the state rejected tax incentives for the project last month. But first, their plans need to return to the Lansing City Council.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/9/20
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Plans to redevelop the historic Bethlehem Temple Building in Old Town are “pretty much fully funded,” with construction ready to begin whenever Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s statewide restrictions on building are lifted, officials announced today.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/9/20
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An additional $400,000 in grant funding will be made available for small businesses in Lansing that are closed or struggling to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic. And Mayor Andy Schor is labeling it as the “Small Business Recovery Program.”
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/9/20
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It can be rather easy to forget about a global health crisis during a stroll through the Country Club of Lansing, especially on a cloudless afternoon like today.
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Another 1,376 new cases of COVID-19 and an additional 114 deaths were reported in Michigan this afternoon. And another 29 cases were detected across Greater Lansing, including additional deaths reported in both Eaton and Ingham counties.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/8/20
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The Lansing City Council will decide whether Lansing Community College can move forward with plans to construct a new five-story parking garage on Capitol Avenue at Shiawassee Street after the Lansing Planning Board voted 6-2 to move the project forward tonight.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/7/20
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Another 1,751 new cases of COVID-19 and an additional 118 deaths were reported in Michigan today, including another 32 cases identified in Greater Lansing, as COVID-19 again tracks its deadliest day in Michigan and the statewide death toll passes 800.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/7/20
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A lawyer from Meridian Township is replacing former Judge Tom Boyd at Ingham County’s 55th District Court in Mason, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/7/20
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A coalition of local renters are using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to build solidarity among tenants in the capital city, pushing back against slumlords who they claim charge too much rent and don’t do enough to support tenants.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/7/20
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Sixty small businesses in Greater Lansing were selected this morning to receive a $10,000 grant through the Michigan Small Business Relief Program.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/7/20
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Another 1,503 new cases of coronavirus and an additional 110 deaths related to COVID-19 were reported statewide today as the virus ravages southeast Michigan.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/5/20
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Michigan charted another 1,493 new cases of coronavirus and another 77 COVID-19 deaths earlier this afternoon as the virus continues its spread across the country.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/5/20
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Twenty-two pets were adopted from the Ingham County Animal Shelter last week despite the coronavirus shutdown.
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4/5/20
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About 15% of those testing positive for COVID-19 in Ingham County have landed in the hospital, according to Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/4/20
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Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail warned today that as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Greater Lansing, is starting to look more and more like a suburb of Detroit.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/3/20
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