WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18—Since 1987, Lansing voters have had the option to establish a charter commission at the ballot box every 12 years.

By TYLER SCHNEIDER WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4 — A key recommendation that could come out of the city of Lansing Charter Commission is amending — and even eliminating — the provision …

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13 — Lansing Charter Commission members voted unanimously Tuesday to allow some candidates with felony convictions to run for or be appointed to public office. 

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 — Lansing city charter review commissioners voted last night to maintain the existing strong mayor form of government before heatedly debating the ideal size and makeup of …

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 — Mayor Andy Schor would like to eliminate General Election races for city positions when the winner in a primary race with more than two candidates surpasses 50% of the vote. 

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25 — Lansing appears to be on track to retain its strong-mayor system of government after a majority of the Charter Commission’s nine members indicated a preference to …

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11 — Advocates of amending the Lansing City Charter to include a clause requiring “ethical investment” presented their proposal to the city’s Charter Commission last night.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28 — The Lansing Board of Water & Light’s decision to approve rate increases through 2025 loomed large over last night’s Charter Commission meeting. …

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21 — Lansing’s Charter Commission ventured beyond the friendly confines of City Hall last night to seek community input on its revision efforts. The nine-member body …

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14 — The Lansing Charter Commission took a major step forward in its revision process last night when members decided to hire the Grand Rapids-based law firm Cummings, McClorey, …

Lansing’s Charter Commission will decide next week between two law firms for legal counsel, one of which is owned by the chair of the Board of Trustees at Michigan State University.

WEDNESDAY, July 17 — Changing the makeup of the Lansing City Council was a popular topic last night at the biweekly Charter Revision Commission at City Hall.

WEDNESDAY, July 3 — Mayor Andy Schor has weighed in for the first time on changes he’d like made to the city charter,  which the review commission made public at its meeting last …

 WEDNESDAY, June 19 — The Lansing Charter Commission is moving forward with a plan to solicit public outreach through 48,000 mailers to households with at least one registered voter. …

WEDNESDAY, June 5 — Lansing’s Charter Revision Commission experienced growing pains in its second meeting yesterday as commissioners struggled and failed to agree on a list of community stakeholders they would like to see weigh in on potential changes to the charter.

WEDNESDAY, May 22 — Former Lansing City Council member Brian Jeffries will chair the city's first-ever City Charter revision commission, its members decided yesterday.

WEDNESDAY, May 8 — Name recognition appears to have played a big role in the election of nine candidates yesterday to serve on the first-ever Lansing Charter Revision Commission. The top …

The 36 candidates for Lansing’s Charter Revision Commission have expressed divergent views on significant changes they would tackle if chosen in next Tuesday’s special election.

In mid-April, City Pulse asked the 36 candidates for Lansing's Charter Revision Commission to outline specific proposals they would consider implementing if they were elected to the nine-member commission on Tuesday. Eighteen responded.

FRIDAY, April 19 — Revising Lansing’s City Charter to address “disparities in access to resources and opportunities” is unlikely, said most candidates at a Revision Commission forum yesterday sponsored by the local NAACP chapter. But some suggested ways such access could be addressed indirectly.

Lansing voters are now receiving absentee ballots for the city’s May 7 special election, in which nine members of the new Lansing Charter Commission will be selected.

Nine candidates for Lansing’s Charter Revision Commission announced today that they have formed an alliance in response to a separate slate of endorsements selected by …

THURSDAY, March 28 — Absentee ballots for Lansing’s May 7 special election will be mailed out today to select nine of the 36 candidates to serve on the city’s Charter Revision …

How can Lansing’s city government best serve the people? That question has been floated, discussed and debated ever since the city was incorporated in 1859, but with 51.6% of voters approving a Charter Commission last November, it may be more compelling now than ever.

Lansing voters will decide on May 7 which nine of 36 candidates will serve on the Charter Revision Commission.

Joan Bauer thought she was through with politics.

FRIDAY, Jan. 5 — With the candidate filing deadline for the Lansing Charter Revision Commission just 18 days off, only seven people have done so.

On Friday, Julie Vandenboom became the first candidate to file for the Lansing City Charter Commission election. “I’m not an attorney. I don’t feel like I’m a …

TUESDAY, Nov. 14  — The election date to select the nine members of Lansing’s Charter Revision Commission has been set for May 7 primary next year, City Clerk Chris Swope said today. …

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8 — For the first time since the City Charter was created in 1978, voters yesterday narrowly approved creating a commission to review it for possible changes.

The Lansing City Charter revision proposal on the Nov. 7 election ballot is either a waste of money or an exercise in democracy, depending on whom you ask.