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Indri Maulidar is a graduate student at the School of Journalism, specializing in science and environmental journalism. She is a Fulbright scholar from Indonesia where she started her career as a young journalist primarily covering politics, political corruption, and national policy.
As the coronavirus pandemic pushes people to quarantine and practice social distancing, families and friends who are used to celebrating together in person are being pushed to the virtual world.
Nearly 700 children in East Lansing rely on local schools for free or low-cost breakfast, lunch and snacks — but most of those children are now at home with all local schools closed to slow the spread of novel coronavirus.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was projected to win today’s Michigan Democratic primary as the state tried out its new voting rules. Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose campaign got a lift in the 2016 Michigan primary, found 2020 to be deflating.
East Lansing, including MSU students who were registered on campus, also faced questions about renewing property taxes that support the Capital Area Transportation Authority, Ingham County parks and trails, Potter Park Zoo, special education services and county health care services.