Elections
Babcock and Greenwalt Running Unopposed for 54B Judgeships after Martin Loses His Appeal
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Chris Martin tells ELi he does not currently plan to try a write-in campaign.
Elections
ELI’s Voters’ Guide to the Public Library Millage
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Renewal of the East Lansing Public Library Millage will appear on the November 8 ballot.
Elections
ELi Wants to Know YOUR Questions for the East Lansing School Board Candidates
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We need your help articulating questions that will help registered voters decide who to back.
General News
Small Number of East Lansing Residents Have Special Election Coming in May
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The election applies to the small number of East Lansing residents who live within the boundaries of the Lansing School District. Emily Joan Elliott reports on that and the bond proposal they’ll be voting on.
Elections
Council Member and School Board VP Running for City’s 54B District Court Judgeship
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How did ELi find out both were intending to run? What else do we know about the 54B District Court elections? Emily Joan Elliott reports.
Elections
Dana Watson, George Brookover, and Ron Bacon Elected to City Council
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With all 17 precincts in the City of East Lansing fully reporting, Dana Watson, George Brookover and Ron Bacon have been elected to City Council, according to unofficial Ingham County results.
Elections
Here Comes a New City Council, East Lansing
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It’s Election Day in East Lansing! Sitting around wondering what to do with yourself until you know who will get those three seats? We have ideas. Want to know more than the candidates’ own PR? We have facts.
City Council
East Lansing Insider: A Final Discussion About the City Council Election
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Just ahead of the Nov. 2 general election, ELi’s Andrew Graham and Alice Dreger take to the pod and look back at the 2021 City Council race to date. Give it a listen!
General News
Candidate Financial Reports Show Big Differences in Raising, Spending Money
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ELi looked through 118 pages of financial reports from candidates for the East Lansing City Council so you don’t have to. What do they reveal?
Elections
ELi’s Voter Guide to the 2021 East Lansing City Council Election
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Find out about candidates’ positions, campaign finance analysis, links to videos of the candidates, and so much more in this nonpartisan guide from ELi!
Elections
Analysis: Voter Poll Brings the East Lansing City Council Race Into Clearer Focus
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With the City Council election just a few weeks away, ELi brings you the results of a poll conducted by Practical Political Consulting for East Lansing Info.
Elections
ASMSU Forum Highlights Notable Differences Among 7 Council Candidates
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Differences showed up around the City’s rental overlay districts, legislation aimed at limiting when landlords can sign leases, managing the Albert EL Fresco social space, battling racism, and more.
Government
All the East Lansing News We Don’t Know Where to Put
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City Council candidate forums, the possibility of a new City Attorney, an issue of representation at the Arts Commission, and parliamentary procedure. Alice Dreger brings updates on all that and more!
Elections
EL City Council Candidates’ Views on Financial Management
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With Election Day drawing near, ELi is asking candidates for East Lansing City Council to answer readers’ questions. Here is one of those answers!
Elections
EL City Council Candidates Weigh In on City Manager’s Performance, Contract Renewal
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With Election Day drawing near, ELi is asking candidates for East Lansing City Council to answer readers’ questions. Here is one of those answers!
Elections
City Council Election Forums Now Show Voters Differences in Candidates’ Views
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The Lansing Area League of Women Voters used ELi readers’ questions for their Council candidate forums, and now you can see the responses. Also: find out more about the live candidate debates coming up, hosted by ASMSU.
Ask ELi to Investigate
As Voters Seek to Discern Council Candidates’ Differences, ELi Asks Some Follow-Up Questions
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With the election a little more than a month away, ELi is bringing you information designed to help you see the differences between candidates.
Development
East Lansing Insider: What Voters Want from City Council Candidates
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Alice Dreger and Andrew Graham bring the results from ELi’s survey of voters for City Council elections. What has voters in the City concerned? Give a listen!
Elections
With Only City Council on the Ballot, the City Will Run (and Pay for) November’s Election
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Why does the City of East Lansing have to take on the cost of this year’s Council election, and why might your vote carry more weight than in other elections? ELi’s Andrew Graham explains.
Government
East Lansing Insider: Interview with Incoming Mayor Jessy Gregg
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As Jessy Gregg prepares to become East Lansing’s Mayor on August 11, she sits down with ELi’s Andrew Graham to talk local politics and the upcoming City Council election. Give a listen!
Elections
What questions do you have for East Lansing’s City Council candidates?
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What issues are guiding who you will vote for in the November 2021 East Lansing City Council race? We would love to hear from you as we develop questions to be used in our election reporting and in public candidate forums.
Ask ELi to Investigate
Could East Lansing Join the Capital Area District Libraries? Your ELPL Questions Answered
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In today’s Ask ELi to Investigate, ELi Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott digs into questions we’ve received about the East Lansing Public Library since her report on Monday regarding the library labor dispute.
Elections
Meet East Lansing City Council Candidate Mikey Manuel
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ELi is providing introductions to East Lansing City Council candidates. In the latest installment in our series, Jack Timothy Harrison provides a profile of Mikey Manuel. Why is Manuel running for Council?
Elections
Meet East Lansing City Council Candidate George Brookover
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ELi is providing introductions to East Lansing City Council candidates. In the latest installment in our series, Jack Timothy Harrison provides a profile of George Brookover. Why is Brookover running?
Elections
Local Association Invites Candidates to Host Events in Community
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The Southeast Marble Community Association (SEMCA) is inviting registered City Council candidates to host “meet-and-greet” community events at Hidden River Park. Why is the group holding the events? What can attendees expect?
Elections
With Filing Deadline Passed, 7 are Running for 3 Spots on East Lansing’s Council
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We bring you updates on who is running for the two and four-year seats and what may happen with Council following Stephens’ forthcoming resignation in August. We also tell you how to apply to serve in the seat being vacated by Stephens.
Elections
East Lansing Insider: Meeting Mark Meadows
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Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott interview Mark Meadows who had served as Mayor and later as a Council member before resigning in July 2020. Meadows shares who he is endorsing in the upcoming Council elections, why he resigned, and his role in the community now.
Elections
Your ELi: How We’re Handling a Twist in the 2021 Council Race
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Our Publisher Alice Dreger explains in detail what we’re doing to manage a conflict-of-interest problem in the City Council elections.
Elections
Meet East Lansing City Council Candidate Daniel Bollman
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ELi is providing introductions to East Lansing City Council candidates. In the latest installment in our series, Jack Timothy Harrison provides a profile of Daniel Bollman. Why is Bollman running?
Elections
East Lansing Insider: Who Is Running for City Council?
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East Lansing Insider is available online and airs at 9 a.m. on Sundays on 88.9 FM. This week, Alice Dreger and Jack Timothy Harrison discuss the 2021 East Lansing City Council elections.
Elections
Meet East Lansing City Council Candidate Ron Bacon
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ELi is providing introductions to East Lansing City Council candidates. In the latest installment in our series, Jack Timothy Harrison provides a profile of Ron Bacon. Why is Bacon running?
Elections
Meet East Lansing City Council Candidate Adam DeLay
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ELi is providing introductions to East Lansing City Council candidates. In the latest installment in our series, Jack Timothy Harrison provides a profile of Adam DeLay. Why is DeLay running?
Elections
Meet East Lansing City Council Candidate Dana Watson
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ELi is providing introductions to East Lansing City Council candidates. In the latest installment in our series, Jack Timothy Harrison provides a profile of Dana Watson. Why is Watson running?
Elections
Meet East Lansing City Council Candidate Chuck Grigsby
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ELi is providing introductions to East Lansing City Council candidates. In the first of our series, Jack Timothy Harrison provides a profile of Chuck Grigsby. Why is Grigsby running?
Elections
Who Is Running for City Council – and Who Knows About It?
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When the City Clerk’s office declined to provide a list of people who pulled applications to run for City Council, ELi filed a FOIA request. What did we find out in addition to who might be running for Council?
Elections
League of Women Voters Seeks to Engage Local Residents in Redistricting Process
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Lansing Area League of Women Voters President Donna Mullins is asking residents to share information about a special Town Hall this Tuesday, as Facebook is blocking the League’s attempts to advertise the redistricting informational forum.
Elections
Here’s How to Run for East Lansing City Council
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What do you need to do? What are the deadlines? We bring you the details.
Elections
Close Look at East Lansing Shows About 20% of Registered Voters Are No Longer Here
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Statewide, about 3.2% of listings on qualified voter rolls are erroneous. So why is East Lansing’s number possibly closer to 20%?
Ask ELi to Investigate
No, A Dead Poet Did Not Vote In East Lansing’s Most Recent Election
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Did Charlotte Brontë vote in the November 2020 election in East Lansing while residing at the Dublin Square pub? ELi’s Andrew Graham brings the answer and explains what it tells us about how Michigan’s voting system works.
Elections
Want your ballot counted on Tuesday? Then vote TODAY.
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Voting today means avoiding any mischief and helping to reduced crowding tomorrow. You have until 4 pm.
Government
Extended East Lansing Voting Hours This Weekend, Plus Other Election News
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Over 9,000 East Lansing residents have already voted. Do you have a plan for voting in the November general election? ELi provides you with some useful information.
Elections
Go Vote at the Hannah Center TODAY!
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With Election Day just two weeks away, the City Clerk’s satellite office at the Hannah Community Center is open. ELi’s Emily Joan Elliott outlines what services they offer.
Elections
Did You Get Mail That Claims You Didn’t Vote?
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One woman received mail saying her Aug. 4 ballot hadn’t been counted, but the City Clerk was able to confirm that it had. So why did she receive the notice? The possible answers are surprisingly simple.
Elections
How Can I Vote Before Election Day?
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Interested in voting in the Nov. 3 election ahead of time? ELi’s Emily Joan Elliott brings you some helpful tips from poll inspectors.
Elections
UPDATED! Ask ELi: Answers to Your Voting-Related Questions
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For National Voter Registration Day, ELi got in touch with City Clerk Jennifer Shuster to help answer questions from our readers.
Elections
View ELi’s Interviews with the Candidates for East Lansing School Board
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Dr. Jane Turner and ELi’s Emily Joan Elliott interviewed the 8 school board candidates. Watch the interviews here.
Elections
ELi Asks the 8 School Board Candidates Why They’re Running
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Why are these eight people running? What issues do they see as urgent? We asked to bring you the answers.
Elections
ELPS School Board Will Have At Least Two New Members After Elections
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Who are the eight people running for three open seats on East Lansing’s School Board? Emily Joan Elliott reports for ELi.
Elections
UPDATE: Ingham County Voters Pass Elder Persons Millage in August 2020 Election
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What’s the Elder Persons Millage on the Aug. 4 Ingham County ballot about? ELi’s Emily Joan Elliott explains.