East Lansing Insider: Lisa Babcock Names Her “Biggest Regret on Council”
On this episode, Babcock shares with ELi who she is endorsing in the upcoming Council race and her biggest regret. The team also discusses one of the weirdest things...
MSU Students Targeted in City’s Welcome-Back Marketing
On Monday night (Aug. 30), East Lansing's downtown will transform into a "Moonlight ExtravaGRANDza" with music, games, and deals directed at MSU students. What's...
As East Lansing’s Unfunded Pension Debt Hits $100 Million, Meadows Calls for Making Income Tax Permanent
New figures show that, despite the income tax, East Lansing's unfunded pension liability is continuing to get bigger every year. But City Manager George Lahanas...
East Lansing Insider: The Scenes Change Again at Council and Downtown
Three members of ELi's government reporting team talk about changes on Council, the dismantling of the Albert EL Fresco, the disappearance of Ordinance 1500, and...
Massive EL Rain Caused Sewer Backups Especially in Glencairn, Bailey, Shaw Estates
Following the record-setting rain on the night of August 11-12, ELi surveyed readers to try to get a sense of where problems might have been grouped. What did we...
Report on ELi’s Income and Expenses in the Last Fiscal Year
You may be hearing about local news operations closing all over America. How come we are still here, 7 years in? Find out in our report on ELi's income and expenses....
The 2020 Census Shows East Lansing’s Population Fell – and That’s Bad News for the City
2020 U.S. Census data shows that the City’s population fell by about 1.7 percent since the 2010 census, dropping from 48,579 down to 47,741. What does that mean...
With Flooding Widespread, City of East Lansing Offers Free Trash Pick-Up (with Stickers)
ELi is receiving widespread reports of damage by the flooding caused by over 8 inches of rain in just a few hours. Here's some important information about trash,...
That was a lot of rain. Did your sewer backup?
You can help us map out where problems are occurring so that we can do reporting on the East Lansing sewer system and management of it as our climate changes. How...
Ask ELi: What’s Happening at That Spot?
What's happening at the corner of Cowley and Michigan Avenues, where an old office building was just demolished? And why has the fire department been busting holes...