ELPS Administrator Finding New Ways to Care for Campuses, Cut Costs
After experiencing issues with its previous custodial service provider, ELPS switched back to in-house services. Billy Hastings and his team have since cleaned up the district.
SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
East Lansing City Council Candidates Share Thoughts On Proposed Amendments to the City Charter
Candidates for East Lansing City Council responded to questions from ELi.
ELHS Athletic Director, Basketball Coach Honored by State Orgs
East Lansing Athletic Director Nikki Norris and boys basketball Coach Ray Mitchell recently received high honors.
East Lansing Mayor Requested Trump Admin Remove City From List of Sanctuary Cities; Immigration Agents Came to Meridian Twp
Documents recently obtained by ELi through a Freedom of Information Act request show Brookover asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to remove East Lansing from the federal government’s list of sanctuary cities.
East Lansing Council Declines Pay Raise (For Now); Clash Over Transparency in Board Appointments
There have been many spouses of council members appointed to city boards, including Councilmember Erik Altmann’s wife who was appointed to the city’s police oversight commission last year.
East Lansing Parents Raise Alarm On Traffic Safety For Schoolchildren
Parents say they have been asking East Lansing officials to make routes to school safer for years, but have seen little action.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Cast Your Vote in ELi’s Second Annual Holiday Lights Contest!
Voting will run through Sunday, Dec. 28.
East Lansing Insider Podcast: Grief During the Holidays, A Conversation With Ele’s Place
Ele’s Place is a healing center in the Capital area that supports children and families through the death of a loved one.
Two Massive Apartment Complexes Are Proposed for Downtown East Lansing. Where Would Everyone Park?
The two large complexes could collectively house over 1,400 residents, but current plans include few parking spaces for them.
Council Roundup: City Leaders Again Float Gas Leaf Blower Ban, Discuss Development Authority
While no decisions were made, council floated the idea of a gas leaf blower ban that would be phased in over a number of years.
At the Heart of Local Democracy, Two Sisters Lead
Sisters and East Lansing High School graduates Amy and Emily Gordon work together to run the city clerk’s office.