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The AxMiTax ballot initiative to put a property tax elimination proposal before voters in 2026 is taking on water.
Circulators have run through the 180-day window during which they needed to …
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By Kyle Melinn
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11/5/25
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The race to become the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2026 is quickly becoming uncompetitive.
This week’s campaign finance reports paint a dire picture for Garlin Gilchrist, …
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By Kyle Melinn
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10/29/25
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Who has the edge in Michigan’s competitive U.S. Senate Democratic primary?
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are all running spirited …
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By Kyle Melinn
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10/22/25
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Lansing voters have two opportunities on Nov. 4 to show their support for historic preservation. One rests with 4th Ward residents, whom we encouraged last week to choose Heath Lowry over Peter …
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10/22/25
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Voters in Lansing’s 4th Ward who care about historic preservation have an opportunity on Nov. 5 to send a clear message to City Hall: Do better.
They can do that by voting for City Council …
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10/15/25
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In our country’s zeal to eradicate our population of drug-running gangbangers who create mischief here since entering the United States illegally, authorities have unnecessarily caught a St. …
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I am tired of our current administration depicting “woke” people as enemies of our country. The term spelled “woke” was first used in the Black community as early as the 1930s …
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10/8/25
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Is the federal government still shut down? Well, rest assured, your state government is not.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a budget deal Tuesday (Oct. 7) that landed on her desk after …
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By Kyle Melinn
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10/8/25
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At the moment, I’m sitting in a nearly empty state House committee room.
The subcommittee charged with overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars of pork barrel spending was …
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By Kyle Melinn
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10/1/25
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I’ve been in East Lansing for 11 days now, and apartment hunting in this city has been nothing short of terrifying. I arrived from India after having put down an application fee of $150 with an …
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10/1/25
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(The writer recently stepped down as CEO of Catholic Charitie of Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties.) He was previously executive director Cristo Rey Community Center.)
Leaving Catholic …
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By JOE GARCIA
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10/1/25
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If you missed our endorsements last week, we offer this reminder of our choices, based on interviews with all but one candidate (at-large candidate Aurelius Christian, who declined).
Charter …
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10/1/25
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Vote for Andy Schor
Four years ago, City Pulse sat uncomfortably on the fence in the Lansing mayoral contest. Given the inevitability that Andy Schor would be reelected (as he was with 64% of …
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9/24/25
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Two years ago, we opposed a ballot proposal calling for a wholesale review of the Lansing City Charter because we saw no reason to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve a document in no …
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9/24/25
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Now that the public comment period has closed on the proposal to roll back the Endangerment Finding—the scientific determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health—the U.S. …
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9/24/25
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This is a story on “the race that shouldn’t have been.”
U.S. Rep. John James should already be wrapping up the 2026 gubernatorial primary. The race should be functionally over, …
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By Kyle Melinn
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9/24/25
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On the set of the long-running public television series “Off The Record” several days ago, host Tim Skubick was talking up the number of hits the online version of the prior week’s …
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By Kyle Melinn
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9/10/25
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Petitions are being circulated in the Lansing area by “Americans for Citizens Voting —Michigan” and “Committee to Protect Voters’ Rights.”
These harmful …
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9/10/25
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The abundance of so-called red-tagged houses peppered throughout Lansing neighborhoods is a perennial thorn in the side of city leaders, who have struggled for decades to figure out the secret sauce …
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The state House’s proposed budget for next year wipes out every cent of the $12.3 million the Michigan government spent on arts and cultural programs this year.
The House also …
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By Kyle Melinn
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9/3/25
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