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A group of eleven people in East Lansing have spent the last seven months deciding if the city should establish an independent police oversight commission. Their recommendation to city council is yes.
View Comments EAST LANSING — East Lansing plans to spend some of the money it gets from a marijuana tax to treat substance abuse. Michigan has a 10% excise tax on recreational cannabis sales and 15% of that revenue goes to municipalities where cannabis stores are located. Last fiscal year, East Lansing collected $28,000 from the tax, but revenue is likely to grow as more retailers open. A resolution approved by City Council Tuesday night would distribute the first $14,000 collected from the tax in 2021 to fund substance abuse treatment for people convicted of drug offenses in 54B Distri...
EL City Council discusses police realignment progress East Lansing City Council meeting on May 18, 2021. — East Lansing City Council members pressed East Lansing Police Chief Kim Johnson on the progress of the proposed realignment of East Lansing’s police department in a City Council meeting on May 18. City Manager George Lahanas presented a plan of realignment of the ELPD during a City Council meeting in July 2020. The document suggested changes in several areas, including staffing and adding alternative positions like social workers. The meeting touched on the progress made in these are...
East Lansing City Council mentions missing person, discusses parking, motorcycle noise East Lansing City Council holds a virtual meeting on May 18, 2021. — East Lansing City Council held a meeting on Tuesday, May 18, during which they discussed a recent missing person case, as well as the parking and motorcycle situations in downtown East Lansing. The discussion-only meeting touched on the successful location of 76-year-old Shirley Baughan, who was previously last seen on Monday, May 17, at 1:30 p.m. According to a press release from the City of East Lansing, Baughan had been located Tu...
Michigan State lifts outdoor mask requirement; city of East Lansing to follow suit Ken Palmer, Lansing State Journal © Nick King/Lansing State Journal Michigan State graduate Camryn, of Brighton, poses by the Sparty statue after her commencement ceremony on Friday, April 30, 2021, on the MSU campus in East Lansing. EAST LANSING – Michigan State University is dropping its outdoor mask requirement for small gatherings, effective Monday. "Effective today, May 10, masks will no longer be needed in outdoor settings on campus or MSU-affiliated properties for individuals or sm...