Government

Judges Andrea Larkin and Richard Ball, 54B District Court staff, and several opioid addiction survivors are pleading with Council not to consolidate 54B District Court with other local courts. Why? ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Today at 11 a.m., MSU's carillon bells will ring out, marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The City formally observed Veterans' Day on Friday, with a wreath-laying ceremony attended by the top Marine's mother. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Around 300 people took over the Grand River Avenue median near the MSU entrance yesterday evening, as part of a nationwide network of protests aimed at protecting the Mueller investigation. ELi's Chris Root reports.

Recently a reader asked us why we didn't explain the reasoning behind Mayor Pro Tem Erik Altman's actions related to medical marijuana, and suggested that we were afraid to push for real answers. ELi's Publisher Alice Dreger explains why it's not quite that simple.

Last week East Lansing City Council voted down a proposed ordinance to allow sales of medical marijuana in the city. Last night they took another look, made some changes, and voted unanimously to allow the businesses. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

Some East Lansing landlords are pushing back on Council Member Aaron Stephens' attempts to limit rental periods. They argue the City Attorney has the facts wrong, and have sent their own attorneys in. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

On Tuesday, East Lansing's City Council voted down a law that would have legalized provisioning centers here. Now, in a surprise move, the Mayor Pro Tem wants to try again. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

What happened last night at East Lansing's City Council on the regulation of medical marijuana was not what anyone predicted. ELi's Dan Totzkay, Ann Nichols, and Alice Dreger bring you the story.

This year's East Lansing Public Schools schedule includes four "late start days." So far, there has been no before-school care or breakfast for students on those days. Karessa Wheeler reports on the concerns, and the efforts to resolve them.

Amidst Council Member Aaron Stephens' thwarted attempts to increase transparency, following little public notice, East Lansing's City Council will hold a special meeting and possible vote tomorrow on marijuana regulation.

The Before & After Care program seems likely to continue in the East Lansing Schools, possibly for the next five years. ELi's Dan Totzkay reports.

East Lansing’s City Council is poised to outlaw the practice of East Lansing landlords who require renters pay more than one month’s rent at a time. Alice Dreger reports.

Could East Lansing lose its last big surface parking lot downtown? ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

This past week, East Lansing leaders congratulated Chad Connelly for promotion to Police Captain, Mark Koonter to Fire Captain, and Pat Greathouse to Fire Lieutenant. ELPD Chief Larry Sparkes and ELFD Chief Randy Talifarro presented the newly-promoted officers at City Council.

The redevelopment concept known as Park Place has headed in a direction we’ve never seen before – with a complex and exclusive Purchase & Sale Agreement being negotiated before the project has even been formally proposed. What's going on?