http://thelansingblog.com The premier source of Lansing news online. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:18:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/16/city-of-lansings-financial-situation-worsens-with-credit-rating-downgrade/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/16/city-of-lansings-financial-situation-worsens-with-credit-rating-downgrade/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:44:47 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2661 If you follow the financial struggles of the city of Lansing, then you need to see this WLNS story about Moody’s downgraded the city’s credit rating. There are lots of questions: What does this mean for the present city budget?  The next one for 2012? Will any of the present bonds sold by the city [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/16/city-of-lansings-financial-situation-worsens-with-credit-rating-downgrade/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/06/24/lansings-city-planning-board-fails-to-recommend-medical-marijuana-ordinance/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/06/24/lansings-city-planning-board-fails-to-recommend-medical-marijuana-ordinance/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:42:41 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2589 The sale of medical marijuana in Lansing remains a hot-button item as the city Planning Board failed to recommend passage of a proposed medical marijuana ordinance, according to WILX-TV 10 news. The challenge faced by the City Council is regulating the 48 marijuana stores already in business in the city and the issue on whether [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/06/24/lansings-city-planning-board-fails-to-recommend-medical-marijuana-ordinance/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/04/13/what-did-you-miss-at-tonights-lansing-city-council-budget-hearing/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/04/13/what-did-you-miss-at-tonights-lansing-city-council-budget-hearing/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:55:26 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2504 What about tonight’s hearing/forum about the proposed city of Lansing budget for the next fiscal year?  My wife and I went and stayed for a little more than an hour before we left.  What were my impressions?  What were my expectations and were they met? The city’s challenge First, it’s important to provide some context [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/04/13/what-did-you-miss-at-tonights-lansing-city-council-budget-hearing/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/02/heres-details-of-lansings-snow-emergency/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/02/heres-details-of-lansings-snow-emergency/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:45:24 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2378 It’s 9:30 p.m. and it’s snowing hard in Lansing with the heaviest snow and highest winds expected to start around midnight. That’s why Mayor Virg Bernero has declared a snow emergency in the city and is mobilizing city workers to deal with plowing and other emergencies related to the storm. Here are the details from [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/02/heres-details-of-lansings-snow-emergency/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/14/revised-lansing-city-council-and-other-board-meeting-schedule-for-week-of-jan-17/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/14/revised-lansing-city-council-and-other-board-meeting-schedule-for-week-of-jan-17/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:27:33 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2363 A revised schedule for next week’s meetings of the Lansing City Council and Boards has been published with the addition of a meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18.  Could this be related to the expected appointment of a new police chief?  Here’s the revised schedule: REVISED: Lansing [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/14/revised-lansing-city-council-and-other-board-meeting-schedule-for-week-of-jan-17/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/10/some-video-from-southsides-second-saturday-meeting-with-council-member-robinson/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/10/some-video-from-southsides-second-saturday-meeting-with-council-member-robinson/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:57:44 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2314 What did you miss from the “Second Saturday” meeting held this past weekend by Lansing City Council-member A’Lynne Robinson who represents the city’s third ward on the southside? Crime in the city of Lansing dominated much of the discussion with Lansing Police Department Captain Mike Yankowski providing answers and perspective much of which zeroed in [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/10/some-video-from-southsides-second-saturday-meeting-with-council-member-robinson/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/03/many-say-that-virg-berneros-political-future-is-bright/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/03/many-say-that-virg-berneros-political-future-is-bright/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:00:47 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2173 Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero got thumped big time in yesterday’s election for Michigan governor.  Getting less than 40 percent of the vote against his Republican opponent, many would be expected to raise their eyebrows at future political prospects for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. But check  the City Pulse story today by Kyle Melinn who share [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/03/many-say-that-virg-berneros-political-future-is-bright/feed/ 1 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/01/check-here-to-see-if-your-city-of-lansing-trash-collection-date-has-changed/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/01/check-here-to-see-if-your-city-of-lansing-trash-collection-date-has-changed/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:27:21 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1898 In some areas of the city of Lansing, residents will have a new trash collection day. It’s part of a reshuffling of city hall services to cope with a dramatically reduced city budget. Click here for map (PDF) to see if your affected and here to read about the changes as described on the city [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/01/check-here-to-see-if-your-city-of-lansing-trash-collection-date-has-changed/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/06/17/heres-details-about-how-many-workers-lansing-city-hall-will-lose-to-early-retirement/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/06/17/heres-details-about-how-many-workers-lansing-city-hall-will-lose-to-early-retirement/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:50:52 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1848 Lansing’s City Hall will lose 69 employees, including 11 police officers to early retirement.  This is one of the moves taken to balance the city’s budget which has suffered from dramatically declining revenues. Here’s details from a story by WLNS.com reporter Stephanie Kolp. The story says: Nearly 70 Lansing city workers will retire and the [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/06/17/heres-details-about-how-many-workers-lansing-city-hall-will-lose-to-early-retirement/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/19/some-impressions-of-the-most-recent-budget-process-for-the-city-of-lansing/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/19/some-impressions-of-the-most-recent-budget-process-for-the-city-of-lansing/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 01:54:51 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1660 The city of Lansing is struggling to provide its citizens with necessary services because of continually declining tax revenues.  At least, that’s what I think after watching the conclusion last night of the city’s budget process.  The city council set spending priorities for city services for the next fiscal year which starts July 1. Here [...]

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