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/2011/04/13/mayor-virg-berneros-daughter-kelly-contemplating-run-for-state-representative/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/04/13/mayor-virg-berneros-daughter-kelly-contemplating-run-for-state-representative/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:34:04 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2525 When Lansing State Rep. Joan Bauer leaves the Michigan House of Representatives next year, Mayor Virg Bernero’s daughter Kelly wants to run to replace her.  She’s 23 and a recent graduate of the University of Michigan.  Here’s a video interview with her by WILX TV:

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/04/13/mayor-virg-berneros-daughter-kelly-contemplating-run-for-state-representative/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/12/was-lansing-mayor-virg-berneros-crime-summit-just-eye-wash-or-a-serious-effort/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/12/was-lansing-mayor-virg-berneros-crime-summit-just-eye-wash-or-a-serious-effort/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:16:53 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1388 It’s the day after Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s “Crime Summit” where he and city officials talked about recent shootings and homicides and proposed budget cuts to the city’s police department. It was held at Union Missionary Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Boulevard where more than a hundred people listened to Bernero, Police Chief Teresa [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/12/was-lansing-mayor-virg-berneros-crime-summit-just-eye-wash-or-a-serious-effort/feed/ 1 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/03/23/heres-link-to-mayor-virg-berneros-2010-11-budget-proposal/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/03/23/heres-link-to-mayor-virg-berneros-2010-11-budget-proposal/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:17:03 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1258 If you live or work in Lansing, you have an interest in the upcoming city budget discussions.  Here’s the first installment with Mayor Virg Bernero’s  proposed budget for 2010-11.  Click on these links for the proposal and for the budget for the current fiscal year.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/03/23/heres-link-to-mayor-virg-berneros-2010-11-budget-proposal/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/03/22/mayor-virg-bernero-proposes-permanent-four-day-city-hall-work-week/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/03/22/mayor-virg-bernero-proposes-permanent-four-day-city-hall-work-week/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:37:16 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1248 At tonight’s Lansing City Council meeting, Mayor Virg Bernero will propose a four city, Monday through Thursday work week as a way to save money, according to WLNS.com.  Check its online story now for other details of the proposal which will be presented at the 7 p.m. meeting aired live on Lansing’s Comcast Channel 12.   [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/03/22/mayor-virg-bernero-proposes-permanent-four-day-city-hall-work-week/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/03/20/important-mayor-bernero-to-present-budget-to-council-on-monday-night/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/03/20/important-mayor-bernero-to-present-budget-to-council-on-monday-night/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:07:02 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1232 You might not want to miss this if you live or work in the city of Lansing:  Mayor Virg Bernero presents his city budget proposal for 2010-11 at the City Council meeting on Monday night.  It starts at 7 p.m. and can be seen on Comcast in Lansing at Channel 12 and can be seen [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/03/20/important-mayor-bernero-to-present-budget-to-council-on-monday-night/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/02/07/will-virg-bernero-resign-as-mayor-of-lansing/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/02/07/will-virg-bernero-resign-as-mayor-of-lansing/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:03:59 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=773 Lansing’s Mayor Virg Bernero is running for governor and there are lots of questions. As Bernero gets ready to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor in Michigan, his city is at a dramatic crossroads and is facing some of its biggest challenges in its history.  The main stays of the local economy, [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/02/07/will-virg-bernero-resign-as-mayor-of-lansing/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/26/mayor-berneros-state-of-the-city-address-good-solid-stuff-or-political-fluff/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/26/mayor-berneros-state-of-the-city-address-good-solid-stuff-or-political-fluff/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:43:19 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=715 Did you listen to Mayor Virg Bernero’s State of the City address last night where he looked at the city of Lansing what it’s been through, where it’s at now and where it’s going in the future? What do you think about what he said? Is he seeing and understanding what the average person is [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/26/mayor-berneros-state-of-the-city-address-good-solid-stuff-or-political-fluff/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/14/should-the-county-help-pay-for-the-lansing-center/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/14/should-the-county-help-pay-for-the-lansing-center/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:58:39 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=658 Everybody agrees that the city of Lansing budget will be more and more troubled for many years depending much on the state economy.  A big question is how the city can cut the budget. One idea was shared by Mayor Virg Bernero last November when he took a handful of city leaders and others on [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/14/should-the-county-help-pay-for-the-lansing-center/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/12/is-lansing-mayor-virg-berneros-run-for-governor-being-taken-more-seriously/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/12/is-lansing-mayor-virg-berneros-run-for-governor-being-taken-more-seriously/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:36:16 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=654 In Lansing, we know him just as Virg and we see him at a variety of functions around town.  He’s usually pretty approachable, but be warned that he might talk your ear off.  Mayor Virg Bernero appears to be moving towards formalizing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for mayor.  It’s something that we buzzed [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/12/is-lansing-mayor-virg-berneros-run-for-governor-being-taken-more-seriously/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/05/will-lansing-mayor-virg-berneros-odds-improve-to-win-dem-governor-nomination/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/01/05/will-lansing-mayor-virg-berneros-odds-improve-to-win-dem-governor-nomination/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:01:53 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=555 UPDATE: 1)  Detroit News story about Lt. Gov. Cherry dropping out of the race.  2)  Here is John Cherry’s statement about why he’s dropping out of the race. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s odds seem to have grown overnight to run for Michigan governor seem to have grown overnight with Lt. Gov. John Cherry pulling out [...]

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