SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
Voters to Weigh Millage That Would Fund Parks and Ease Pressure on the City’s Budget Deficit
If the millage passes, property taxes will increase by two mills and the Parks and Recreation Department will be insulated from cuts. If it fails, the implications are less clear.
Tedda Hughes to be ELi’s Next Executive Director, Award Winning Journalist to Join Reporting Staff and More Exciting Updates
Our reporting staff will soon add award winning journalist Anna Liz Nichols and former ELi intern Ayah Imran in full-time roles. Plus, we’re starting a weekly podcast and radio show!
Meijer Gas Station Approved, Graduate Expansion Met With Skepticism and Social District Proposal Deferred by Council
Along with discussions about developments in the city, Councilmember Mark Meadows said the city won’t change its Sanctuary City status after threats from the federal government.
Teachers’ Union Continues Negotiations as East Lansing School District Braces for Change
Due to funding constraints, families will now be asked to pay to participate in athletics and the free school lunch program is at risk.
Have a Question for City Council Candidates? Let Us Know!
ELi and the Lansing Area League of Women Voters will team up to host a City Council Candidate forum Wednesday, Sept. 17.
IN THE COMMUNITY
East Lansing City Council Candidates Share Ideas to Improve Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship
This year, six candidates are competing for two seats on the East Lansing City Council. To get to know candidates better, ELi asked candidates to respond to three different questions in 200 words or less. The third and final question we asked candidates was about their ideas to improve environmental sustainability. The question reads as…
East Lansing City Council Candidates Share Views on Developments, Ordinances Impacting City Neighborhoods
Candidates for East Lansing City Council responded to questions from ELi.
Proposed East Lansing Sheetz Sparks Questions About Impacts on Traffic, Storm Water and Competition
Some community members have expressed excitement about a Sheetz.
East Lansing Insider Podcast: Newly Released Security Footage Conflicts With Police Narrative
A man named in a press release sent by ELPD appears to have been acting as a peacekeeper, and not engaging in a fight as the release indicated.
Ingham County Judge Gives Final Approval to $7.8 Million East Lansing BWL Settlement
The final approval of the settlement brings a five-year legal battle to a close.