Your ELi: The Country Mill Lawsuit
The lawsuit that Country Mill filed against the City of East Lansing for allegedly targeting the owner's religious beliefs is now being tried in federal court. We...
Molly E. Hennessey Greenwalt Appointed by Whitmer to 54B District Court Bench
Hennessey Greenwalt, an East Lansing resident who serves as a commissioner with the Michigan Supreme Court, will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge...
Ask ELi: Cell Phone Mini-Towers, Dirty Drinking Water, and Bike Racks
What’s with those cell phone towers popping up in residential neighborhoods, dirty water coming from faucets in the Glencairn neighborhood, and a closed bike rack...
List of Tags for Reporters
Tags The Managing Editor is currently working to tag all stories that have been published on our new domain (eastlansinginfo.news), which came into being in April...
Reporters’ Documents
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City of East Lansing Accepting Applications for Independent Police Oversight Commission
The application is available online now through Aug. 1. Council intends for the Commission to represent the diversity of the community and plans to appoint 2 non-residents...
Judge Throws Out ELi’s FOIA Case Against City of East Lansing
The Honorable Wanda M. Stokes sided with the City Attorney's argument that the request was too broad but encouraged ELi to file a new request with more specific...
East Lansing Insider: Meeting Mark Meadows
Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott interview Mark Meadows who had served as Mayor and later as a Council member before resigning in July 2020. Meadows shares who...
East Lansing Insider: Freedom of the Press
Emily Joan Elliott and Alice Dreger talk to Brian Wassom about freedom of the press. Elliott and Dreger then discuss how Dreger used the Freedom of Information Act...
UPDATE: Why are your neighbors donating to this fundraiser?
Read on to find out why! You can join them by donating today!...