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6:42 pm
Mon April 16, 2012

Filing Deadline Invites Tax Debate

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This week’s tax filing deadline has sparked a new round of arguing between Democrats and Republicans about taxes with an eye toward elections later this year.

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Economic Evolution in the Great Lake State
10:30 pm
Sun April 15, 2012

reWorking Michigan: Art Meets Academics at the Broad Museum

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Laurie Thorp with pigs at the Organic Pig Project at the Student Organic Farm at MSU.

This week from reWorking Michigan, we look at the first project under development at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University.   The Land Grant Project will stretch the museum’s mission, bringing artists into the classrooms at MSU.

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12:00 am
Sun April 15, 2012

"War Horse" Leads Wharton Center 2012-13 Schedule

The Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Michigan State University has announced its schedule for the 2012-13 season.

The Broadway series gets most of the attention.

Executive Director Michael Brand tells WKAR’s Scott Pohl that a stage production that became a hit movie leads the way.

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7:38 pm
Fri April 13, 2012

Snyder Repeals Motorcycle Helmet Requirement

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Michigan is the 31st state to allow motorcyclists to ride without a helmet.

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4:10 pm
Fri April 13, 2012

Lansing Teen Receives Delayed Sentence in Murder Case

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Convicted murder Charles Lewis, Jr. (center) awaits sentencing by Ingham County Judge George Economy. Lewis faced the possibility of life without parole, but was instead issued probation and time at a state juvenile rehabilitation center.

An Ingham County judge has issued a delayed sentence against a Lansing teen convicted of a 2010 murder.

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3:12 pm
Fri April 13, 2012

Lansing Neighborhood Leaders Vent at Meeting

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Lansing School Board President Myra Ford, Superintendent Yvonne Caamal-Canul and Lansing City Council President Brian Jeffries at Friday’s joint meeting of the school board and council.

A rare joint gathering of the Lansing City Council and the Lansing School Board became a forum Friday for neighborhood leaders who are upset over the school district's reorganization process.

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11:47 am
Fri April 13, 2012

MSU Trustees Unanimously Approve Controverisal Energy Transition Plan

Michigan State University Trustees have approved a controversial Energy Transition Plan.

           

MSU President Lou Anna Simon says the goal is for 100% of the university’s energy to come from renewable sources.

           

Several dozen students at today’s trustees meeting argued that the plan doesn’t move fast enough. After the unanimous vote, they launched a chant while the board continued its meeting.

 

STUDENTS CHANTING

 

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12:00 am
Fri April 13, 2012

Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews "The Maid And The Queen"

Book reviewer Lev Raphael has been reading a book that sheds new light on the life of Joan of Arc. He spoke with WKAR's Melissa Benmark.

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NewsRoom
12:00 am
Fri April 13, 2012

MSU Trustees Face Decision on Campus Clean Energy Plan

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The T.B. Simon Power Plant at Michigan State University was built in 1965. It burns both coal and natural gas. The university is now considering a long-term clean energy transition plan.

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees faces a pivotal decision today.  The board will decide whether to approve a strategic clean energy plan that would eventually transition the campus to 100 percent renewable energy.  The plan calls for MSU to produce 15 percent of its energy from renewables in just three years. 

The plan has been staunchly opposed by student environmental groups at MSU, who claim it’s not strong enough to effect any real change.  They’re also critical of the fact that the vision does not include scrapping the university’s coal-fired power plant.

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