• Michigan’s Bacon Festival coming to Lansing this summer
  • Lansing mayor pitches charter change to put felons on city boards
  • Now you can check the conditions and inspection reports of pedestrian bridges across Michigan
  • SHOCKING JUMP in Vaccine Deaths Reported This Week at CDC-Linked VAERS Tracking Website
  • Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
Lansing mayor pitches charter change to put felons on city boards

Lansing mayor pitches charter change to put felons on city boards

CITYHOOD

LANSING

CITYLAB

  • Biden’s New Housing Plan: Fire Up the House Factories
    Biden’s New Housing Plan: Fire Up the House Factories
  • Is It Time to Stop Burning Our Garbage?
    Is It Time to Stop Burning Our Garbage?
  • Here’s the Latest Ranking by City of Baby Formula Shortages
    Here’s the Latest Ranking by City of Baby Formula Shortages
  • Why Blackouts are Coming This Summer
  • Maps That Can Fight a Housing Crisis
  • America’s Deadliest Train Is Getting Even Faster, Going Farther
  • Urban forests create birdlife boom in New Zealand’s cities
  • Housing costs skyrocket as SpaceX expands in Texas city
  • Apple spent millions, but it couldn’t pull these San Jose residents out of homelessness
  • Mobility leaders dream of a less car-centric future
    Mobility leaders dream of a less car-centric future
  • Infrastructure coordinators help cities pursue funding, evaluate projects
    Infrastructure coordinators help cities pursue funding, evaluate projects
  • Autonomous transit buses will still need skilled operators, researchers say
    Autonomous transit buses will still need skilled operators, researchers say
  • COVID-19 relaxed red tape in cities. Then the bureaucracy returned
  • State and local governments turn to normalizing the ‘new normal’ workplace
    State and local governments turn to normalizing the ‘new normal’ workplace
  • How a smart city platform created for Pittsburgh became a nationwide business
  • North Carolina House That Collapsed Into the Sea is a Warning for Millions of Americans
    North Carolina House That Collapsed Into the Sea is a Warning for Millions of Americans
  • Why Did U.S. Cities Resegregate?
    Why Did U.S. Cities Resegregate?
  • Paris Plans to Remove Two Beltway Lanes to Cut Pollution
    Paris Plans to Remove Two Beltway Lanes to Cut Pollution
  • A Top City of London Money Maker Is This…Traffic Camera
    A Top City of London Money Maker Is This…Traffic Camera
  • Black residents of Buffalo’s East Side see mass shooting as exclamation point on racism they face every day
  • Oakland City Council unanimously votes to become abortion sanctuary city
  • Crash Course
  • Three Little Houses: A Staten Island Study in Rebounding Post-Sandy
  • Inside LA’s Homeless Industrial Complex
    Inside LA’s Homeless Industrial Complex
  • Can Burying Urban Highways Undo Decades of Racial Inequity?
    Can Burying Urban Highways Undo Decades of Racial Inequity?
  • Autonomous transit buses will still need skilled operators, researchers say
    Autonomous transit buses will still need skilled operators, researchers say
  • Micromobility companies use Google augmented reality technology to target scooter litter
    Micromobility companies use Google augmented reality technology to target scooter litter
  • D.C.’s struggle to end homelessness is getting more complicated
  • Cities That Hyped Crypto Are Now Contending With the Crash
    Cities That Hyped Crypto Are Now Contending With the Crash
  • The Decade of Cheap Rides Is Over
  • How a Virginia county wooed Amazon and Boeing
    How a Virginia county wooed Amazon and Boeing
  • Architects Draft a New Blueprint for a Labor Movement
    Architects Draft a New Blueprint for a Labor Movement
  • How Cash Payments Changed Low-Income Americans’ Lives
    How Cash Payments Changed Low-Income Americans’ Lives
  • Food Delivery Apps Now Have Expansive Reach in Food Deserts
    Food Delivery Apps Now Have Expansive Reach in Food Deserts
  • Walking or Biking to Work Could Make You More Productive
    Walking or Biking to Work Could Make You More Productive
  • Revealing the labor of dance through constant motion
  • Connecticut child care crisis: Workers leave for better-paying jobs, and centers turn away kids
    Connecticut child care crisis: Workers leave for better-paying jobs, and centers turn away kids
  • Podcast: An estimated 1.5 million retirees have reentered the U.S. labor market over the past year. What’s bringing them back?
  • New York Developer Targets Top Executives Working Remotely
    New York Developer Targets Top Executives Working Remotely
  • 5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforce
  • Amtrak advances intercity corridor plan
    Amtrak advances intercity corridor plan
  • Chicago bike-share program rolls out charging stations for e-bikes
    Chicago bike-share program rolls out charging stations for e-bikes
  • As destructive wildfires increase, new model can calculate property risk
    As destructive wildfires increase, new model can calculate property risk
  • Why New York City Traffic Cameras Are Off When Drivers Speed the Most
  • Barcelona bets on ‘digital twin’ as future of city planning
  • 10 questions for David Smith, the Chicago official in charge of where city bike lanes go
    10 questions for David Smith, the Chicago official in charge of where city bike lanes go
  • Bolt to Invest Heavily in Micromobility
  • Cities Must Follow Through on Road Safety Plans. Here’s How.
    Cities Must Follow Through on Road Safety Plans. Here’s How.
  • Why ‘Vision Zero’ Hit a Wall
    Why ‘Vision Zero’ Hit a Wall
  • Counties Pledge to Break the Cycle Between Jail and Homelessness
    Counties Pledge to Break the Cycle Between Jail and Homelessness

COMMUNITY

  • New Production Plants Pave Way to EV Future
    New Production Plants Pave Way to EV Future
  • GM pilots an initiative to allow some factory employees to work remote
    GM pilots an initiative to allow some factory employees to work remote
  • MSU student bridges generations of fashion with EL store More Than Vintage
    MSU student bridges generations of fashion with EL store More Than Vintage
  • Holt public Schools fires employee after physical altercation with student
    Holt public Schools fires employee after physical altercation with student
  • Consumers Energy plans to reduce outages with $100 million upgrade to power grid
  • Think homes in Michigan are overpriced? You might be right.
  • Upgrades at Patriarche Park complete
    Upgrades at Patriarche Park complete
  • The Greater Lansing Area Can Look Forward to Two New Businesses
  • Should the state bar its employees from recreational marijuana use?
  • Crumbl Cookies to open its first Greater Lansing location in Delta Township
    Crumbl Cookies to open its first Greater Lansing location in Delta Township
  • ‘Girls on the Run’ racing to build confidence in Mid-Michigan youth
  • Haslett middler schoolers take home first and second place at world drone competition
  • LEAP’s Equitable Economic Programs Making Progress to Address Systemic Inequality in Economic …
  • Stores left holes in Michigan malls, then came Black entrepreneurs
    Stores left holes in Michigan malls, then came Black entrepreneurs
  • Youth for Reproductive Freedom protest in Lansing
    Youth for Reproductive Freedom protest in Lansing
  • Planned Parenthood of Michigan launches gender-affirming hormone therapy in Lansing
    Planned Parenthood of Michigan launches gender-affirming hormone therapy in Lansing
  • Artists of all different backgrounds showcase their work at the East Lansing Art Festival
    Artists of all different backgrounds showcase their work at the East Lansing Art Festival
  • Okemos Public Schools to consider a $275 million bond request to rebuild three schools
    Okemos Public Schools to consider a $275 million bond request to rebuild three schoolsOkemos Public Schools will not relocate Cornell Elementary under bond proposal
  • 2 people were killed in a rare tornado that hit northern Michigan
    2 people were killed in a rare tornado that hit northern MichiganGaylord residents grapple with the aftermath of violent, rare tornado that left two deadEF3 tornado that hit Gaylord had winds reaching 150 mph‘Pure panic.’ Gaylord residents share stories of devastating tornadoGaylord Councilman Vic Ouellette watched wife get 'slammed' with tornado debrisGaylord Homeowners, Businesses Clean Up After Devastating TornadoRed Cross Opens Shelter for Gaylord Residents Affected By TornadoGaylord woman recounts face to face encounter with stormVerified GoFundMe accounts for Gaylord residentsLansing business extends helping hand to Gaylord
  • Protest held over proposal to ban books from Hillsdale Community Library
    Protest held over proposal to ban books from Hillsdale Community Library
  • Lansing store gives away free baby formula
    Lansing store gives away free baby formulaLansing store giving baby formula away for free
  • Lansing Historic Marker honors family of Malcolm X
    Lansing Historic Marker honors family of Malcolm XMonument to Lansing-raised civil rights leader rebuiltMalcolm X historical marker rebuiltDescendants of Malcolm X unveil historic marker in Lansing telling family story
  • Few tenants qualify for to buy homes amid public housing shakeup
    Few tenants qualify for to buy homes amid public housing shakeup
  • Civil trial in Flint water crisis delayed after juror contracts coronavirus
  • Baby formula shortage: Abbott’s products may not be back on shelves until July
  • Out of compliance
    Out of compliance
  • Turning Point of Lansing ushers eight Black teens into adulthood, next chaptersPhotos: Rites of Passage Ceremony recognizes Lansing teens' passage from boys to men
  • Fraudulent petition signature gatherers must be prosecuted
  • Jan Alleman inspires people at the Breslin Center and in the Mason schools
    Jan Alleman inspires people at the Breslin Center and in the Mason schools
  • After Clinton Co. court decision, crash survivors still pushing for no-fault insurance law fixes
    After Clinton Co. court decision, crash survivors still pushing for no-fault insurance law fixes
  • Documentary series in the works recalls Bath School bombing 95 years ago
  • East Lansing HS students stage walk-out in protest of Buffalo shooting
    East Lansing HS students stage walk-out in protest of Buffalo shooting
  • All in the neighborhood: Joan Nelson closes career on building health, stability for the east side of Lansing
    All in the neighborhood: Joan Nelson closes career on building health, stability for the east side of LansingFrom 2012: Joan Nelson named Greater Lansing Woman magazine's Woman of the Year
  • Records: Holt Public Schools reassign one staffer, terminate another after altercation
    Records: Holt Public Schools reassign one staffer, terminate another after altercation
  • 2022 East Lansing Art Festival
  • Zap Zone plans to relocate to Lansing Mall, making room for over $5M self-storage facility
    Zap Zone plans to relocate to Lansing Mall, making room for over $5M self-storage facility
  • Haslett Village Square could have small grocery store and clinic
    Haslett Village Square could have small grocery store and clinic
  • Lansing Common
    Lansing CommonLansing Common FC Donates over $3,000 to Pattengill Elementary SchoolLansing Common soccer team announces first three signings for 2022 seasonLansing Common unveils special edition jersey designLansing Common starts its second season on Saturday. These are 5 players you should know.
  • Lansing Lugnuts
    Lansing LugnutsLugnuts complete 2021 season with changes inside, outside ballparkCrosstown Showdown Between Spartans And Lugnuts To Return in 2022Lansing Lugnuts Marvel jersey choicesEx-Major League bullpen catcher Phil Pohl to make managerial debut with Lansing Lugnuts5 minor leaguers suspended for violating drug programFrom Brazil to the bigs? Gabriel Maciel 'at home' with Lansing Lugnuts as he chases baseball dreams

City Scrapers

  • City of Lansing agendas and minutes for all boards and commissions

FOIA

  • FOIA.gov

Lansing Neighborhoods

  • Allen Neighborhood Center
  • Association for Downtown Neighbors
  • Association for the Bingham Community
  • Averill Woods Neighborhood Association
  • Baker Neighborhood Organization
  • Cavanaugh Park Neighborhood Association
  • Cherry Hill
  • Churchill Downs Community Association
  • Colonial Village Neighborhood Association
  • East Battenfield Neighborhood Association
  • Eastfield Neighborhood Association
  • Eastside Neighborhood Organization
  • Edmore Park Neighborhood Association
  • F.A.I.R. Neighbors
  • Foster Your Neighborhood
  • Geir Neighborhood Organization
  • Genesee Neighborhood Association
  • Groesbeck Area Neighborhood Association
  • Holmes Street School Community Association
  • Knollwood Willow Neighborhood Association
  • Lewton Rich Neighborhood Association
  • Moores Park Neighborhood Organization
  • Neighbors of Scott Woods
  • Northwest Initiative
  • Old Oakland Neighborhood Association
  • Potter Walsh Neighborhood Association
  • Prospect Place
  • Riverside Park Neighborhood Association
  • South Lansing Community Development Association
  • Sycamore Park Neighborhood Association
  • Tecumseh River Neighborhood
  • Walnut Neighborhood Association
  • Westside Neighborhood Association

Communities

  • Alaiedon Township
  • Aurelius Township
  • Bath
  • Bath Charter Township
  • Bengal Township
  • Bingham Township
  • Bunker Hill Township
  • City of Charlotte
  • City of Dewitt
  • City of East Lansing
  • City of Grand Ledge
  • City of Leslie
  • City of Mason
  • City of St. Johns
  • City of Williamston
  • Dallas Township
  • Dansville
  • Delhi Charter Township
  • Delhi Township
  • DeWitt Charter Township
  • Duplain Township
  • Eagle
  • Eagle Township
  • Edgemont Park
  • Elsie
  • Essex Township
  • Fowler
  • Greenbush Township
  • Haslett
  • Holt
  • Hubbardston
  • Ingham Township
  • Lake Victoria
  • Lansing Charter Township
  • Lebanon Township
  • Leroy Township
  • Leslie Township
  • Locke Township
  • Maple Rapids
  • Meridian Charter Township
  • Okemos
  • Olive Township
  • Onondaga Township
  • Ovid
  • Ovid Township
  • Riley Township
  • Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge Township
  • Vevay Township
  • Victor Township
  • Wacousta
  • Watertown Charter Township
  • Webberville
  • Westphalia
  • Westphalia Township
  • Wheatfield Township
  • White Oak Township
  • Williamstown Township

Community Resources

  • 211 Michigan
  • Capital Area Recycling & Trash (CART)
  • Citizen's Police Academy
  • Code Compliance
  • Community Policing
  • Crimemapping
  • Lansing Citizen Handbook
  • Lansing Connect
  • Move in guide
  • Neighborhood Organization Resource Handbook
  • Neighborhood Watch
  • Nextdoor
  • Resource Guide for Reentry Citizens
  • Start a Neighborhood Group
  • Transportation Guide for Seniors
  • Voting Guide

GOVERNMENT

  • GOP legislator who requested voting tabulator access ‘entangled’ in Michigan State Police investigation
  • The ‘straight, white, Christian, suburban mom’ taking on Republicans at their own game
  • Barrett survives petition challenge, competitor doesn’t
    Barrett survives petition challenge, competitor doesn’t
  • Gov. Whitmer introduces $280M plan to invest in student tutoringMEA supports Gov. Whitmer’s proposal to help students get back on track
  • Trump’s repeated lies about 2020 election taking hold in state legislatures
    Trump’s repeated lies about 2020 election taking hold in state legislatures
  • Michigan Bureau: 2 Top GOP Governor Candidates Short SigsMichigan GOP governor candidates short signatures
  • Lt. Governor to visit Lansing Rebuilding Mich. Project
    Lt. Governor to visit Lansing Rebuilding Mich. Project
  • How the East Lansing police oversight commission holds department accountable
    How the East Lansing police oversight commission holds department accountable
  • Civil Rights Commission set to meet on voting rights
  • Lansing doesn’t have a quota for parking tickets, so why is enforcement so strict?
  • High court to Whitmer: Clarify need for a speedy review of Michigan abortion law
    High court to Whitmer: Clarify need for a speedy review of Michigan abortion lawCourt seeks more from Whitmer about abortion ban challenge
  • How does Michigan’s law enforcement train for a mental health crisis?
    How does Michigan’s law enforcement train for a mental health crisis?
  • Michigan lawmaker entangled in voting tabulator probe
  • The Mayors’ Ramadan Unity Dinner returns for its 14th year
  • As election nears, Gov. Whitmer’s enthusiasm for tax cuts is growing
  • ‘Threatens American democracy’ — Top election official says 4 changes ‘critically needed’ in Michigan
  • Lee Chatfield Told Trump A Michigan Election Fraud Tale Was False, Book SaysChatfield told Trump Antrim 'fraud' conspiracies weren't true: new book
  • Michigan Supreme Court to discuss making Juneteenth a court holiday
  • House leadership condemns video stunt tying Michigan lawmakers to ‘debunked election conspiracies’
    House leadership condemns video stunt tying Michigan lawmakers to ‘debunked election conspiracies’
  • Lawsuit: East Lansing police lied in rape report, illegally arrested man
  • Biden invokes Defense Production Act to boost baby formula production
    Biden invokes Defense Production Act to boost baby formula productionMonths After Infant Formula Shortages Started, Slow Joe Biden Invokes Defense Production ActBiden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Says Truckers Can Work Longer Hours to Address the Baby Formula Shortage
  • Two new laws require Michigan papers to post public notices online
  • Meet K9 Cas, MSU’s newest four-legged powerhouse
    Meet K9 Cas, MSU’s newest four-legged powerhouse
  • 15 candidates have been disqualified from Michigan Aug. 2022 primary election ballot
    15 candidates have been disqualified from Michigan Aug. 2022 primary election ballotCarone, state Sen. Alexander among those disqualified from primary ballot
  • Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes a repeal of retirement tax
    Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes a repeal of retirement tax
  • Lansing Police crackdown on drag racing, recklessness
  • Michigan Court of Claims judge grants injunction against 1931 abortion law
    Michigan Court of Claims judge grants injunction against 1931 abortion lawGovernor Whitmer Welcomes Preliminary Injunction Against Michigan 1931 Law Criminalizing AbortionJudge suspends Michigan's dormant 1931 abortion ban
  • GOP candidate for governor balks at Detroit Chamber debate over COVID-19 requirements
    GOP candidate for governor balks at Detroit Chamber debate over COVID-19 requirements
  • Slotkin advocating for Depot lot reconstruction (and ice rink), trail connections, emergency equipment totaling over $4.6M in Livingston County
    Slotkin advocating for Depot lot reconstruction (and ice rink), trail connections, emergency equipment totaling over $4.6M in Livingston County
  • Lansing brings rainy day funds back to target and other takeaways from the city’s next budget
    Lansing brings rainy day funds back to target and other takeaways from the city’s next budget
  • Why former VP Mike Pence is returning to Michigan on Tuesday
    Why former VP Mike Pence is returning to Michigan on Tuesday
  • Meet Lansing Fire Chief Brian Sturdivant
    Meet Lansing Fire Chief Brian Sturdivant
  • Voter’s Guide
    Voter’s GuideRegister to VoteApply to be an Election Precinct Worker (Inspector)Join the Automatic Application List to vote from homeAbsentee Ballot ApplicationMilitary and Overseas Voters: Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request/Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)Check the Status of My Absentee Ballot
  • Ingham County
    Ingham CountyAnimal ControlBoard of Commissioners30th Judicial Circuit CourtCommunity Corrections Advisory BoardControllerCounty Clerk55th Judicial District CourtDrain CommissionerEconomic DevelopmentEqualizationFacilities30th Judicial Circuit Court - FAMILY DIVISIONFarmland and Open Space Preservation BoardFinancial ServicesFriend of the Court30th Judicial Circuit Court - GENERAL TRIAL DIVISIONHealth DepartmentHousing CommissionHuman ResourcesIngham County 911Ingham County FairInnovation & TechnologyJURY ADMINISTRATIONMSU ExtensionIngham County ParksPotter Park ZooProbate CourtProsecuting AttorneyPublic DefenderPurchasingRegister of DeedsRoad DepartmentSheriffTreasurerVeterans Affairs
  • City of Lansing
    City of Lansing54-District CourtBuilding SafetyCity AssessorCity AttorneyCity ClerkCity CouncilCity TVCode EnforcementDevelopment OfficeEmergency ManagementFinance DepartmentFire DepartmentHuman Relations & Community ServicesHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyLansing Economic Development CorporationLansing SAVEMayor's OfficeOffice of Financial EmpowermentParking ServicesParks & RecreationPlanning & Neighborhood DevelopmentPlanning OfficePolice DepartmentPublic ServiceRetirement OfficeSpecial Events PlanningTreasury & Income Tax Office

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Elected Officials

  • Adam Hussain
  • Andy Schor
  • Barb Byrum
  • Brandon Betz
  • Brian T. Jackson
  • Bryan Crenshaw
  • Carol Koenig
  • Carol Siemon
  • Carol Wood
  • Chris Swope
  • Chris Trubac
  • Curtis Hertel Jr.
  • Derrell Slaughter
  • Derrick Quinney
  • Emily Stivers
  • Eric A. Schertzing
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  • Julie Brixie
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  • Mark Grebner
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  • Pat Lindemann
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  • Peter Spadafore
  • Randy Maiville
  • Randy Schafer
  • Robin Naeyaert
  • Ryan Sebolt
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