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SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
East Lansing City Council Sets Budget for Next Fiscal Year, Keeps Parks Funding
The city is budgeted to carry a roughly $2 million deficit next fiscal year.
Pumpstock Music Festival to Return June 7
The festival will feature nine performers this year.
With Overtime Expenses Piling Up, Nearly Half of East Lansing’s 20 Highest Paid Employees Last Year Were Police
ELPD has been understaffed for years, bringing expensive overtime costs.
Safety Concerns Emerge at MacDonald Middle School
A pair of incidents earlier this month are part of ongoing concerns voiced by MacDonald Middle School staff members.
East Lansing City Council Votes to Change Attorneys for General Legal Services, Prosecution
The decision to switch attorneys was made in a narrow 3-2 vote, with a couple council members balking at the higher hourly rate of the new firm.
IN THE COMMUNITY
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.
East Lansing Police Chief Under Fire After “Racist” Remarks, Misleading Arrest Narrative
City manager and council members condemn Chief Jen Brown’s comments; new video appears to show arrested man acting as a peacekeeper, not a perpetrator.
East Lansing Insider Podcast: ELi Editors Talk Rental Housing Affordability
Managing Editor Luke Day and Deputy Editor Anna Liz Nichols discuss challenges East Lansing renters are facing.