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We at City Pulse are continually impressed by the community of creative individuals that surrounds us. We feel nothing short of pride as we cover your wins and losses, opportunities and …
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9/8/22
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broke a 57-year tradition of governors’ leading the Mackinac Bridge walk this past Labor Day, opting to attend a sparsely attended union gathering in Detroit …
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Kyle Melinn
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9/8/22
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Imagine yourself in pain from a probable case of monkeypox as you arrive by ambulance all alone at the emergency room of Sparrow Hospital. To say it would be stressful is an understatement. Add to …
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9/1/22
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"It's like nobody has seen a primary election and a general election before," said the Republican political consultant who picked up the phone.
Yes, the website for Tom Barrett, the MI-7 …
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Kyle Melinn
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9/1/22
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When President Biden signed an executive order last week that canceled college student loans up to $20,000. America restarted on a long overdue shift back to the idea that education is a common good. …
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Dedria Humphries Barker
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9/1/22
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The pandemic was kind to golf. “The numbers are official,” Golf Digest declared: “Golf’s surge in popularity in 2020 was even better than predicted.” And reporting …
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8/25/22
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Waiting for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Republican-led Legislature to announce some large tax cut, a $500 rebate, a gas tax holiday or some other substantive tax cut anytime …
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Kyle Melinn
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8/25/22
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Quiet conversations are beginning in Republican circles about the possibility of the state House and Senate taking up a modest abortion proposal to defuse the arguably expansive Reproductive Freedom …
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Kyle Melinn
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8/18/22
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I turned 29 a few days ago, I've lived here in Lansing since 2019, I'm a half white-half Latino male, and I’m writing about an article written by Todd Heywood about the challenges still faced …
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Eric Vincent
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8/18/22
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By any measure, Emily Dievendorf's 25-vote win over Jon Horford in the 77th House District Democrat primary two Tuesdays ago was a surprise.
Horford had many more endorsements. He raised …
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Kyle Melinn
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8/11/22
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Conservative commentator Tudor Dixon rode into the Republican gubernatorial nomination this week on the backs of the influential DeVos family in West Michigan and former President Donald Trump's late …
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Kyle Melinn
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8/4/22
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As previously noted in this space, we’re big fans of writing the final chapter in the history of Lansing Township via annexation by the city of Lansing. Now comes a group of more than 100 …
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7/28/22
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The writer is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the new 75th state House District in next Tuesday’s (Aug. 2) primary election.
I am running for state representative because …
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Don Keskey
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7/28/22
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Here's something I've never written before this past Monday.
Democratic Senate candidates in Michigan's most competitive seats went 7-0 in raising more money for their respective campaigns …
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Kyle Melinn
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7/28/22
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Back in the 1980s, when the City of Lansing was building the Lansing Center on Michigan Avenue, the idea was sold to politicians as an attraction for conferences and exhibitions. Our part of the …
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Dedria Humphries Barker
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7/28/22
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Meridian Township voters spoke clearly in 2018 when over 60% of them supported the successful statewide referendum to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
Now they will decide in the …
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7/21/22
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The primary is in two weeks, and the most nervous political demographic is the traditional, conservative Republicans with experience.
It's hard to believe. Ronald Reagan-loving, John …
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Kyle Melinn
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7/21/22
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President Joe Biden in 2024? I saw the headline, too, and it's hard to believe.
A first-term incumbent, with popularity numbers literary through the floor? A 33% job approval rating, …
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Kyle Melinn
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7/14/22
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One of Lansing’s longest-running municipal conundrums is the on-again, off-again pursuit of new facilities for its city government, from replacing an outdated, dysfunctional City Hall to …
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7/7/22
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Why is Emily Dievendorf running for the state House?
It’s a valid question as she makes herself a cup of coffee shortly after 10:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning in …
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Kyle Melinn
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7/7/22
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