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Law
3:28 pm
Tue January 22, 2013

Federal judge will hear arguments over Lansing's proposed downtown casino

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Artist's conception of proposed Kewadin Lansing casino
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A federal judge in Grand Rapids will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that may determine if Lansing will get a downtown casino.

A year ago, the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced plans to build a casino that would wrap around Lansing’s downtown convention center.   The plan included the construction of a temporary casino along Michigan Ave.  

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Politics & Government
1:58 pm
Mon January 14, 2013

Local government and religious leaders in Michigan call for more federal gun control laws

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Flint mayor Dayne Walling (left) listens as Lansing mayor Virg Bernero outlines changes being requested for the nation's gun laws
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Saginaw city manager Darnell Earley describes the gun violence in his city as "neighborhood warfare"
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Government and religious leaders from Lansing, Flint and Saginaw came together today to call for new federal gun control laws.

All three cities saw an increase in murders in 2012.

The group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, wants the federal government to require background checks for all gun sales.    It also wants a ban on assault weapons and an expansion of gun trafficking laws.

Darnell Earley is Saginaw’s city manager.   He says something must be done to stop what he calls “neighborhood warfare.”

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Economy
3:02 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

Lansing is lending a helping hand to low income people facing financial problems

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Lansing city and civic leaders join together for today's announcement of a $1.5 million dollar grant to pay for one-on-one financial counseling
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Low income families in Lansing will soon have access to a special financial counseling program.

The city is getting a $1.5 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Living Cities-Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to underwrite the three year program.

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Politics & Government
3:27 pm
Thu January 3, 2013

Lansing City Council chooses Carol Wood as its new president

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2013 Lansing City Council president Carol Wood (to the right), outgoing council president Brian Jeffries and councilwoman Kathie Dunbar listen to a speaker at today's city council meeting
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The Lansing city council chose a longtime critic of the capitol city’s mayor as its next leader.

Carol Wood was selected as the city council’s new president at a meeting today.

Wood has frequently criticized the way Mayor Virg Bernero has run Lansing’s city government, both as a councilwoman and when she ran against him in 2009’s mayoral election.

Wood says she wants to “start on the right foot” with the mayor this year.

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