The City of East Lansing Keeps Withholding Public Information: When Will Things Change?
ELi faces a persistent lack of transparency and thus an unnecessary uphill climb in our efforts to report on what your local government is doing — including with...
Ask ELi: What Does the Grand-Jury Indictment of Developer Scott Chappelle Allege?
The federal Grand Jury returned a 21-page indictment in June 2020, including eight criminal counts, with some involving East Lansing businesses and real estate here...
East Lansing Insider: What’s Next For East Lansing’s Water Infrastructure?
After multiple presentations to the public from the City about water infrastructure, Chuck Grigsby and Andrew Graham talk about the ongoing sanitary and storm sewer...
DDA Approves More Surveillance Downtown, While Chair Cautions Against ‘Big Brother Culture’
The DDA voted in favor of funding more cameras to be used by ELPD, but not before a lively discussion about privacy and how to welcome people downtown....
South Chesterfield Hills Residents Are Fed Up With The Smell of Poop
"For the amount of money we pay in taxes each year, in comparison to similar houses in other cities, this situation is unacceptable," wrote one couple to the City...
East Lansing Insider: Welcoming Chuck Grigsby As A Regular On The Pod With A Police Transparency Discussion
Grigsby recently ran for City Council and helped form the Police Oversight Commission. He joins the Insider as a regular voice this week, along with Andrew Graham....
Lots of Sewage Talk at Council. What Actions Are Coming?
The new City Council tackled a very hot problem at Tuesday night's meeting: what to do about the City's sewer problems. ELi's Andrew Graham reports....
East Lansing Emerging Leaders Program Accepting Applications Through Dec. 6
Looking for an in-depth course about East Lansing government? Now's your chance to enroll in the City's Emerging Leaders Program....
Why I Report for ELi
Why does City Desk Reporter Andrew Graham report for ELi? It’s the people at the root of it all - our readers, our supporters, our community....
East Lansing Insider: Discussing The Police Oversight Commission, Student Perspective On Couch Burnings
ELi reporters Andrew Graham, Heather Brothers, and Jack Timothy Harrison dive in to some recent ELi reporting on couch burnings and policing. Give it a listen!...