EL Fire Department Looks to Increase Training, Improve Communication in Budget Proposal
Funding from MSU and the state is up while personnel services are down in the projected fire department budget. Learn more from ELi....
ELi Has a New Executive Director and Publisher: Beth Peck
Peck graduated from Michigan State University in 2004 with a degree in journalism and a specialization in public relations, and her career has spanned marketing,...
East Lansing Police Chief Kim Johnson Explains How and Why Staffing Is Going Up
The goals and objectives of the department for the coming year include working with a number of community groups and serving EL's diverse population....
Your ELi: Why ELi Sometimes Necessarily Makes Local Officials Uncomfortable
We're not (just) working from an anonymous complaint, and this is not the first time we've looked very closely at local officials' actions....
Bacon, Gregg, Kuhnmuench, Edsall Speak to Ongoing Controversy at City Council
Mayor Ron Bacon spoke for about 13 minutes on the troubles at City Hall, covering a wide variety of topics and making many unexplained allusions. ...
FOIA Shows Bacon Brought Government-Reorganization Draft to Lahanas
Mayor Pro Tem Jessy Gregg has said the matter is being overblown in importance, while records show Interim Planning Director Tim Dempsey has seen it as critical...
Author of Eight-Page Memo Comes Forward, Challenging Anonymous Complaint
Former employees of the City of East Lansing are shedding more light on the tensions that have existed within the government for months....
Jolly Pumpkin’s Offerings Could Be Expanded Downtown with Addition of Mash Bar
“There are some amazing college bars here,” the applicant representing Mash told the DDA, “and that’s not really our niche.”...
Jarred by Surprise Plan to Reshape the City, DDA Moves to Get Its Own Director
The conversation was tense as Interim City Manager Randy Talifarro spoke to the eight-page draft reorganization plan that’s been rattling East Lansing’s government....
Girls Tennis Team Frustrated by Continued Need to Choose Between Graduation and State Tournament
Senior players are forced to retire early from matches in order to make graduation....