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East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier is urging the East Lansing Police Department to rethink its approach to traffic enforcement after recent data showed that officers had disproportionately stopped black drivers in the city over the last two months.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/1/20
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As I left the Better Health Store, I found a plastic bag hanging on my car door. Inside was a roll of toilet paper. Given that my license plate is CTYPULS, I feared a disgruntled reader was delivering an opinion on what paper City Pulse is worth printing on.
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The Capital Region Community Foundation announced tonight it will use $1 million to match new donations to human services agencies to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Staff
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3/30/20
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At least 184 have died from coronavirus in Michigan as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide jumped more than 1,000 to nearly 6,500 earlier today.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/30/20
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At least 132 people are now dead from coronavirus in Michigan as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases swelled by more than 800 this afternoon to 5,486 statewide, including at least 65 cases identified in Ingham, Clinton and Eaton counties.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/28/20
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As COVID-19 spreads, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is concerned about whether Michigan hospitals will have enough supplies to last through the weekend. But a recent major disaster declaration should help unleash federal funding for those struggling in Michigan.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/28/20
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Essential workers in Ingham County must be tested for coronavirus symptoms under an emergency order issue today by the county health officer. The order requires taking employees’ temperatures as well as questioning them about their health and travel.
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With almost 3,000 COVID-19 cases now reported in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking for federal assistance and warning hospitals to brace for overload.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/27/20
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Two more recreational marijuana dispensaries are open for curbside sales in Lansing this week after state officials declared pot shops to be “essential” in Michigan.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/27/20
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As executive orders continue to tighten restrictions on Michigan citizens and businesses, City Pulse has received emails praising some stores for playing along, and criticizing others for seemingly ignoring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended social distancing procedures.
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More than 500 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths reported in Michigan brought the statewide death toll to 60 today, with almost 3,000 cases across the state.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/26/20
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Considering life and death questions is squirm-inducing enough in the abstract, sitting in an armchair. The COVID-19 outbreak is throwing urgent ethical and moral issues down our backs, like hot coals.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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3/26/20
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At least nine died in Michigan from COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total number of deaths statewide to 24 while the number of confirmed coronavirus cases jumped to nearly 1,800.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/25/20
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At least nine more are dead from COVID-19 in Michigan, bringing the total to 24, and 463 new reported cases pushed the statewide tally to 1,791 today, with at least 23 in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/24/20
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Much of Michigan is at a standstill that will continue 'til at least mid-April after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in a sweeping executive mandate issued this morning, ordered all business operations that are “not necessary to sustain or protect life” to close, also directing residents to stay at home except in very limited circumstances.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/23/20
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At least eight are dead in Michigan as the number of patients testing positive for the coronavirus statewide surged past 1,000 earlier this afternoon.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/22/20
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As governors across the Midwest order their residents to shelter in place amid multiple statewide lockdowns, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pushed back yesterday: “We are not there,” she said.
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The recreational marijuana industry is continuing to plant its roots in the capital city as Lansing’s third recreational marijuana dispensary opened its doors for adult-use sales earlier this morning.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/11/20
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The paranoia of driving to your dealer’s house is old news. No longer will you have to pester your one friend with a med card, and you’re not going to have to worry about catching vape lung from bootlegs carts anymore. Adults 21 and over can finally purchase recreational marijuana in Lansing.
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Cole Tunningley
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3/5/20
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