The first case of the latest COVID-19 variant — B117 — was identified last week in an adult woman living in Washtenaw County. State health officials said the woman recently traveled to the United Kingdom, where this comparably more contagious variant of the virus originated.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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1/19/21
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THURSDAY, Aug. 3 — Tamera Carter has made an issue of declining support from Lansing Mayor Andy Schor through his political action committee for her campaign for an at-large seat on the …
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Todd Heywood
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8/3/23
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Two businesses in Lansing are facing thousands of dollars in state fines for failing to follow workplace safety requirements, including a lack of face masks.
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Kyle Kaminski
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9/17/20
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Eighths of premium strains of DNA x Skymint cannabis will be available at Skymint locations for $46 today (Jan. 20) — a promotional nod to the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. Those dank eighters typically sell for $60. Flower to the people.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/20/21
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This Q&A is part of a daily series highlighting medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries.
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Staff
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4/10/21
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The Lansing City Council approved a final set of tax incentives that could help entice General Motors to build a $2.5 billion battery cell manufacturing plant next year in Delta Township. All told, the proposed tax incentive package for the project could amount to decades of significantly reduced taxes — including no paying no income or property taxes for 18 years — and cheaper electricity costs. GM is expected to decide whether to build the plant within the next few weeks.
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Kyle Kaminski
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12/22/21
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THURSDAY, Aug. 10 — The state of Michigan has awarded the Lansing Housing Commission a $1.497 million tax credit toward a proposed $22.5 million mixed-use housing project in the heart of …
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TODD HEYWOOD
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8/10/23
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After catching up with recent death certificates, state officials reported more than 200 more COVID-19 deaths today, bringing the statewide death toll to at least 2,700.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/21/20
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Newly released court records allege that a former high school soccer coach and executive director of the Capital Area Soccer League allegedly coaxed a 15-year-old boy from Grand Ledge into sending him sexually explicit pictures in exchange for booze.
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Kyle Kaminki
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7/20/20
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Two more local Democrats, state Sen. Sarah Anthony and state Rep. Julie Brixie, are considering a run for Congress, they said Friday. That brings to four the number of elected Democrats in Greater …
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Todd Heywood and Berl Schwartz
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3/4/23
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There are many resources available to seniors in the Lansing area, from day care services to home-delivered meals and a variety of public and private transportation options. There are also plenty of community centers where older adults can participate in fitness classes, play games and meet new friends. For more information about other resources available to seniors in Greater Lansing, visit the Tri-County Office on Aging website at tcoa.org.
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8/3/23
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling on residents to get tested for COVID-19 in order to help the state better understand the scope of the pandemic in Michigan. She urges anyone who has flu-like symptoms — like fever, cough, and shortness of breath — to be tested immediately.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/22/20
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“There’s still a need for legislative change to ensure equal rights go beyond employment,” said Fair & Equal spokesman Josh Hovey.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/20/20
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Five of the eight candidates who joined a Black Lives Matter forum today said they’d work to divest from the Lansing Police Department.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/10/21
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Lansing code enforcement officers in September plastered pink tags on every building at Rivershell Apartments on Bayview Drive, noting that every unit across the sprawling apartment complex had twice failed rental inspections and subsequently lost their city rental certificates.
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Kyle Kaminski
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11/10/21
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“Dark store theory,” a commonly used but disputed form of property tax evaluation for big box retailers, is being taken on again by an Upper Peninsula lawmaker who has been a champion of …
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Dan Netter
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3/6/23
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Tom Helma, whose hundreds of local theater reviews in City Pulse over two decades offered insights into characters and plots that were influenced by his training and experience as a psychotherapist, died Nov. 21. He was 84.
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By BERL SCHWARTZ
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11/30/23
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About 500 city employees in Lansing are about to enjoy shorter work weeks, longer weekends and more money in their paychecks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/26/20
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Amid continued unrest over police discrimination in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, Mayor Andy Schor announced three “community input meetings."
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Staff
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7/20/20
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While coronavirus-related safety measures ramp up near Michigan State University, local health officials are growing increasingly concerned for their personal safety.
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Kyle Kaminski
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9/18/20
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