Government

The City of East Lansing has issued a new list of cancellations and closures, including the 2020 Art Festival, the 2020 Aquatic Center season, and the softball and soccer complexes. Mark Meyer files this report for ELi.

Under a new executive order, school buildings will remain closed for the rest of this school year. But what about the education of East Lansing Public Schools' kids? Emily Joan Elliott reports.

What to do – if anything – about there being no parks in East Lansing named after women or people of color? The debate continues.

What African Americans have been saying for years has now been shown conclusively: stops made by East Lansing Police Department officers evidence a cumulative racial bias.

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.

Should you get tested if you have symptoms of the coronavirus? And if so, how do you go about it here? ELi's Emily Joan Elliott explains.

The crane is no longer moving at The Abbot. But there’s some good news from the project. ELi’s Alice Dreger reports.

Why do death rates tell us more than test results can? What will save lives as the virus spreads? ELi’s Emily Joan Elliott brings you the latest important information from MSU epidemiologist Nigel Paneth.

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?

East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier is angry that the federal, state, and county governments did not act much sooner on COVID-19. ELi spoke with her just after the Governor’s stay-at-home order.

Doubling of state’s coronavirus cases prompts Whitmer to take decisive action. ELi’s Chris Root provides an update.

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.

City Council met today to extend East Lansing’s State of Emergency. ELi's Alice Dreger donned a mask to attend and report for you what happened.

Friday morning at 10 a.m., East Lansing's City Council will meet partly electronically to vote whether to extend our local State of Emergency.

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