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In his third Jackson State of the City address, mayor Daniel Mahoney said the city is making housing and economic investments to become a more resilient community.
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Residents will be able to register to give public comment online and address officials on legislative issues.
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The Citizens for Local Choice ballot committee wants to reverse the state's ability to preempt local zoning rules to permit large wind and solar energy farms.
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Two Democrats and one Republican were chosen to fill vacancies on the board responsible for drawing the state's legislative district maps.
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Adam Hussain was elected as the council's vice president during the board's meeting Wednesday night. Trini Lopez-Pehlivanoglu and Tamera Carter were sworn in to their at-large positions.
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The Michigan State Capitol Commission received an emailed bomb threat Wednesday morning. Federal and state law enforcement say there is no credible risk in Lansing or at other capitol locations where threats were reported.
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State Senator Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) announced Wednesday that she is running for Michigan’s open 8th Congressional District seat.
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According to the Michigan State Police, troopers issued around 600 distracted driving tickets since the hands-free driving law was enacted last year.
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Lansing officials recently cleared a homeless encampment near the Kalamazoo Street bridge, prompting calls to invest more in sheltering the city’s unhoused population.
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Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot.
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Clerk Barb Byrum is encouraging voters to sign up for the state's list to automatically receive an absentee ballot in their mailbox for future elections.
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One of the longest serving members of the Lansing City Council is retiring at the end of this year. Wood spoke with WKAR's Arjun Thakkar about her experience in government.