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SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
School Board ‘Retreat’ Boils Over Amid Tensions Regarding Transparency, Recent Events
Despite efforts of an experienced facilitator, frustrations dominated the team-building session.
City of East Lansing to Receive More than $340,000 From Latest Opioid Settlement
In a 4-0 vote, City Council approved a resolution to accept the funds.
Council Encourages Property Owners Not to Mow in May, Acts on Lawsuits, Votes 3-1 on Park Plan
What did East Lansing’s City Council decide this week?
Familiar Faces Come and Go as City of East Lansing Tries to Stabilize Workforce
Who’s leaving, who is back, and what did former employees say about why they left?
Affordable Apartment Project Shifted to Local Specialist Developer; Aims to House Lower-Income Families Downtown
If the project known as “Building C” shifts to a new, local developer who specializes in affordable housing, the number of income-restricted apartments built downtown may go up from 74 to 99. And they’ll be designed for families.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Citizen Petition Leads to Police Oversight Commission Hearing on Use of Force and Deescalation
People experiencing behavioral health or mental health crises make up a “significant portion” of police use of force incidents in East Lansing.
Local Clergy Reject Michigan GOP’s Holocaust Comparison on Gun Control
Reached for comment, Norm Shinkle, co-chair of the Ingham County Republican Party, told ELi what’s happening in Michigan is “unbelievable.”
ELi Won’t Be Publishing This Week
Thanks for all your support of this local news service team, East Lansing!
ELPL’s Maker Studio and STEAM Programming Let Community Tinker With, Try Out Technologies
Not everyone has a 3D printer, a laser cutter, vinyl cutter or even a sewing machine in their home. But the East Lansing Public Library (ELPL) has made all of these devices available to the community. As part of the library’s Maker Studio, community members are welcome to tinker with technologies and gadgets they might otherwise not have the…
Only a Few Tickets Remain for ELi’s Special Screening of “Storm Lake”
Only 12 of the 60 tickets remain, so act fast if you’d like to join us for a screening of “Storm Lake.” Before the film, you can grab dinner and a Storm Lake cocktail and check out an original indoor mural that will be on special display. Plus, meet members of the reporting team!