Ingham ISD Rejects Hawk Nest Homeowners’ Request to Join ELPS District
Neighborhood members came to the public hearing to explain why they wanted to have the boundaries changes. ELi’s Emily Joan Elliott reports....
You Get a Car? Depends on Who You Are in the City of East Lansing.
Following up on a tip from a City employee who thinks East Lansing's vehicle policies waste tax dollars, ELi's Emily Joan Elliott provides a look at the spending....
In a Land of “Celebratory” Couch-Burning, How to Reform the Disorderly Conduct Code?
Reform of East Lansing's disorderly conduct laws involve a tangled web of concerns regarding policing, civil rights, and crowd control in a university town where...
All Local MSU Students Told to Self-Quarantine Now
Says the Health Department: "more stringent and mandatory restrictions will be imposed if students do not comply and break the transmission cycle." ELi's Emily Joan...
City Manager Doing Great According to Internal Survey – And Now He’s a Finalist for a Job in Minnesota
City Manager George Lahanas chose 24 employees to rate his job performance, and they rated him highly. Now he's a finalist for the City Manager position in Mankato,...
Deaths Among Senior Citizens to Follow if College Parties Continue, Says Linda Vail
Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail is now plainly calling on students to stop partying, warning that "Sicker, older people will get it and die.” ELi's Emily...
COVID Cases Surge in MSU Student Population
The data made available so far show just how dramatic the spike is. The recent surge of cases appear to be tied to multiple parties in the area. ELi's Emily Joan...
Pandemic-Related Changes to Local Town-Gown Relationship a “Really Big Deal”
With the MSU student population pushed off campus and into town, new approaches to public health messaging, academic support, and discipline are emerging. ELi's...
Remembering the “Godfather” of the Region: East Lansing’s James Butler III
“He was the conscience of our board,” recalls Dr. Peter Graham “We get jaded. He never did. He never took ‘oh well’ as an answer.”...
ELi Asks the 8 School Board Candidates Why They’re Running
Why are these eight people running? What issues do they see as urgent? We asked to bring you the answers....