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Elections & Politics

Can women fight?

By Lauren Captain | December 7, 2016

A hot topic during this election year, politicians, active military personnel and veterans alike have opinions on women in combat.

Coronavirus

Candidates find new ways to campaign during pandemic
Lansing School District adjusts to new virtual reality
How COVID-19 has affected the Holt Farmers’ Market
LCC students react to online classes
St. Gerard School brings students back amid pandemic

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A bar takes all of the signed dollar bills off the walls to pay their employees during the Covid 19 pandemic. Michigan Dairy farms are struggling, and the Royal family checks in online with school children.

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‘Local government is where the rubber hits the road:’ how local governments are responding to COVID-19

In Michigan, all eyes are on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to see how she responds to the COVID-19 outbreak. But when it comes to searching for an end to the pandemic, it’s local governments that are on the front lines, said Mason Mayor Russell Whipple. “This problem will not be solved by the federal government, or the state government, or even the county government,” he said. “It’s going to be solved by local governments, because local governments are going to be the ones that have to actually deal with the day-to-day. We take directions from the state and county health departments. But we’re the ones that make it happen.”

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Group works to get out Asian-American vote
Michigan Municipal Managers work to make way for female leaders

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More than half of 10,120 East Lansing absentee ballots have been returned

Even three weeks before the election, East Lansing City Clerk Jennifer Shuster said she was working nonstop for this life-changing election. “We have issued 10,120 absentee ballots and 51% of those have been returned as voted.
Supreme Court rejections of Whitmer orders leave next step to local governments

Julia Pickett, licensed under Creative CommonsGov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Michigan National Guard troops in October, 2019. East Lansing area residents may see a shift in COVID-19 regulations with the Michigan Supreme Court ruling against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s authority to declare a state of emergency. In March, Whitmer declared a state of emergency and issued numerous executive orders mandating precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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