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We all know the expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include the LGBTQ+ community has been addressed. State law now bans someone from being fired or denied housing simply …
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Kyle Melinn
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6/8/23
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Would you support a four-story music and arts studio off South Washington in downtown Lansing? How about a training center at the former Sears in Frandor where people can learn everything from video …
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Kyle Melinn
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6/1/23
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The month of June liberates students from high school academics in a solemn commencement march to strains of British composer Edward Elgar’s Pomp and …
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Dedria Humphries Barker
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6/1/23
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In the May 10 CP Edit, Clinton County officials and residents are portrayed as NIMBY-driven opponents of clean energy. This perspective fails to understand that Clinton County’s planning and …
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Andy Edick
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6/1/23
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The case for reparations is growing in pockets across the country and at the local level here in Michigan. California created a statewide task force in 2020 that was charged with “studying the …
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5/25/23
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Remember when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proudly proclaimed that on Feb. 27 Michigan would have the nation’s fifth Democratic presidential primary of 2024.
Michigan had been moved up the …
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Kyle Melinn
Capital News Service | 5/25/23 |
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In January, Democrats secured full control of Michigan government for the first time in four decades. They have not wasted any time. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed bills into law strengthening gun …
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5/18/23
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As if Michigan’s Republican Party didn’t have enough problems, political consultant Jeff Timmer and like-minded moderates nationwide are on the verge of extending the party’s …
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Kyle Melinn
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5/18/23
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Elected commissioners in Clinton County are on the verge of approving a one-year moratorium on renewable energy developments, which would prohibit 11 of the county’s 16 townships from …
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5/11/23
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You’re either digging a gravel pit or you’re not. If you don’t see a lot of middle ground on the issue, don’t tell Rep. Tyrone Carter. The Detroit Democrat …
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Kyle Melinn
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5/11/23
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The most popular criticism of President Biden is that he is too old to lead a country where it is often illegal to ask the age of an individual who is applying for a job. You can swim in the …
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5/4/23
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I have been struck over the years at the depth of affection that former co-op members have for this home-sharing experience. Ingham County Treasurer Alan Fox is typical. “My parents met as co-op …
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Joan Nelson
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5/4/23
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As mid-Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin grooves a path toward the Democrats’ U.S. Senate nomination next year, it’s only natural to scratch your head and wonder, “Whom do the …
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Kyle Melinn
Capital News Service | 5/4/23 |
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Agitated that other priorities have taken center stage in the early days of the Democratic-controlled Legislature, labor leaders convinced the state House to take up measures this week to repeal the …
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Kyle Melinn
Capitol News Service MIRS | 3/9/23 |
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On any given night, in any emergency department at any hospital in Michigan, the people needing care include a patient in need of mental health services who is held in a room for hours, sometimes days …
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Jacob Kagan and Peggy Johnson
Bridge Magazine | 3/7/23 |
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It’s 8:30 at night and you’re in the living room watching TV with your kids, when you hear a knock at the door. You go to the door and see five law enforcement officers standing on the porch …
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Graham Filler and Andrew Fink
Bridge Magazine | 3/7/23 |
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Back in 2018, then-congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin hammered U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop on being invisible in mid-Michigan. To her, it wasn’t a partisan thing. It was a being-present …
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Kyle Melinn
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3/2/23
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The shocking and tragic events of Feb. 13 will have a long-lasting impact on us all. The mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University left three students dead, five more wounded and a …
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Staff
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3/2/23
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I am stuck on housing these days — more specifically, housing that is varied, affordable and not the single-family homes that predominate in our neighborhoods. Lansing (like many other cities) contains a demographic mismatch, with single-family zoning covering 83% of Lansing’s …
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Joan Nelson
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3/2/23
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On Wednesday last week, the Eaton County Board of Commissioners began with a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the Michigan State University shooting tragedy. Later in the meeting, they debated the passage of a resolution in a manner that was anything but silent. …
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2/23/23
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