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Six days away from the most consequential election of our lifetime. Six days before a national reckoning that will change the course of American history
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Staff
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10/29/20
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It’s the week before Election day.
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Dedria Humphries Barker
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10/29/20
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Officials at the Ingham County Health Department are beefing up coronavirus-related crowd restrictions on outdoor gatherings in East Lansing ahead of this Saturday’s football game between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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10/29/20
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Michigan requires political candidates to report donations and expenditures of their campaigns, but it can be challenging to track them.
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BRANDON CHEW AND TAYLOR HAELTERMAN
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10/29/20
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Leading up to the 2020 election, candidates for sheriff in Michigan’s 10 most populated counties received over $69,000 in in-kind campaign contributions – items as diverse as sporting tickets, cigars, a crossbow and a vacuum cleaner.
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KYLE DAVIDSON AND JOSH VALIQUETTE
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10/29/20
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Retirees have more time and money to be politically active than younger voters, experts say.
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JASMINE HALL and HANNAH BROCK
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10/29/20
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Political candidates spend thousands of dollars on advertising to secure a spot in office.
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RI’AN JACKSON AND CHLOE ALVERSON
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10/29/20
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Michigan reports that African Americans make up at least 22% of confirmed COVID-19 cases and at least 38% of deaths — but are only 14.1% of the state’s population.
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Ri'an Jackson
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10/29/20
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Marilyn Baley is part of a unique group of Trump supporters: Gays for Trump.
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Sean Bradley
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10/27/20
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President Donald J. Trump told thousands at an airport rally in Lansing today that he will win four more years.
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KYLE KAMINSKI AND BERL SCHWARTZ
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10/27/20
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Here’s what you need to know about the event.
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SEAN BRADLEY
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10/26/20
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Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope is offering a twofer this Halloween weekend for voters and their families.
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STAFF
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10/26/20
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At least $500,000 of $600,000 in campaign funds raised by candidates in Ingham and Eaton counties has already been spent on Nov. 3's general electionn.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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10/23/20
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As if we all need another health concern, Lyme disease is creeping up in the ranks of worries for Great Lakes area residents.
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LILLIAN YOUNG
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10/23/20
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The Michigan Department of Corrections spends $3 million each week for testing and staff expenses related to the spike of COVID-19 cases in some prisons.
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Zholdas Orisbayev
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10/23/20
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Bazonzoes Provisioning center wants to be the first chain of stores selling medical and adult-use marijuana.
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SEAN BRADLEY
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10/23/20
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In 1961, Dr. Seuss snuck into the book “The Sneetches and Other Stories” a tale about “The Zax,” a pair of hairy creatures who crossed paths in the desert. One was traveling north and the other south and both refused to move out of the way of the other.
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Kyle Melinn
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10/22/20
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Deb Schenkel spent decades working in a parking ramp collecting fees for the city of Lansing before automated machines put her out of a job. Her scoliosis didn’t slow her down. Neither did her cancer diagnosis. Despite her doctor’s orders, she refused to miss a shift, even at her worst.
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Kyle Kaminski
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10/22/20
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On a Saturday morning, East Grand Rapids Democrat Bill Saxton canvassed up-and-down Mesa Drive in Rockford. As a contestant in Michigan’s 73rd district state House race, Saxton described the well-groomed landscape as “a slice of America.”
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SAMANTHA SCHRIBER
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10/22/20
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A local developer plans to breathe new life into a neighborhood on Lansing’s east side with a proposal that would transform a vacant school building into a 108-unit apartment complex.
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Kyle Kaminski
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10/22/20
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