Finance and Taxes

Various groups in this region, including the Capital Area Housing Partnership, are working to help people avoid eviction, foreclosure, and homelessness. ELi’s Chris Gray brings the details.

People who owe the City of East Lansing an income tax return for 2019 now have until July 31 to file. But what’s the outlook for the City’s finances now?

Greg Ballein, owner of East Lansing's Student Book Store (SBS), has closed the store for COVID-19. He tells Eli's Noa Kuszai why he thinks the City should be giving small businesses financial assistance.

The Census Bureau is saying students who normally attend school here should be counted as living here for the census. But will they be?

With one developer pulling out, leaving only one left, this isn't what East Lansing's DDA had in mind when it sent out a call to developers about the Evergreen properties. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Superintendent Dori Leyko explains the latest delay in the completion of building projects at both Donley and Glencairn elementary schools.

East Lansing's latest land sale question appears to have passed easily, as have the tax proposals on the ballots. ELi's Chris Gray reports.

East Lansing’s City Manager says the use of eBay to sell a million-dollar property saved the City $100,000. Newly released documents show otherwise. 

A financial firm and barber school are moving in downtown, but will that redevelopment finally start paying real rent soon to the City of East Lansing? ELi’s Alice Dreger reports.

ELi's Chris Gray reports on the controversy over the new Hub proposal at City Council this week. Council hopes to have a housing study before they're asked to review the proposal again.

East Lansing's Council has now approved a contract that Mayor Ruth Beier will sign if voters approve the downtown land sale to MSU Federal Credit Union on March 10.

ELi’s Alice Dreger explains what is behind the rosier hue of East Lansing’s latest financial forecast and how new revenue is being spent.

Credit Union representatives shared some details of the proposed structure at last night’s City Council meeting. A site plan, however, won't come until after the vote. Chris Gray and Alice Dreger report for ELi.

ELi explains the East Lansing land sale question on the March 10 ballot and answers readers' questions about it.

The new Hub proposal is big, and the context is really complicated. As the project comes to East Lansing City Council for a decision, ELi's Alice Dreger explains the scene.