Mayor says Oliver Towers saga is turning into a 'debacle'
Lansing mayor Virg Bernero calls it a ‘debacle’. The battle between two local colleges over an empty apartment building is in a holding pattern.
View ArticleLansing city council delves into casino deal
The Lansing city council has plenty of questions about a plan that could bring a quarter billion dollar casino project to downtown. The council was briefed on the legal agreement Monday. An Upper...
View ArticleLansing City Council delays budget vote
The Lansing City Council is taking more time to review next year’s budget plan.Council has delayed its vote on the budget from May 14th to May 21st.Councilwoman Carol Wood says there are “holes” in the...
View ArticleLansing city council irked by mayor's trip to Italy
Lansing city council members are upset that the city’s mayor left last week on a trip to Europe and didn’t bother to tell them.Mayor Virg Bernero is on a week-long ‘economic mission’ in Italy. But city...
View ArticleLansing's mayor wants city utility customers to help close the city's...
Lansing’s mayor is proposing its municipal utility customers pay more to balance the city’s budget next year.Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero outlined his budget plan to the city council last night....
View ArticleTime is running short for Lansing city council to make changes to proposed...
Time is running out for the Lansing city council to come up with changes to the mayor’s budget proposal for next year. The city council must approve a budget plan in two weeks. Council members have...
View ArticleShowdown brewing over Lansing's city budget for next year
The Lansing city council has rejected a plan to increase fees on city utility customers.Today the city council approved a budget plan that axes the 46-dollar utility fee and several million dollars in...
View ArticleLansing city council votes on FY2014 budget tonight
The Lansing city council votes tonight on a budget for next year.The vote will likely put the council at odds with Mayor Virg Bernero.The mayor wants to fill a five million dollar hole in the 2014...
View ArticleLansing's mayor threatens to veto parts of city budget approved by the city...
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has a long list of items he plans to veto in the budget passed by the city council last night. The Lansing city council struggled for three hours trying to agree on...
View ArticleLansing city council is scheduled to try to override the mayor's budget...
The Lansing city council is expected to try to override the mayor’s budget vetoes tonight. But the council does not appear to have enough votes to do it.The Lansing city council made many changes to...
View ArticleLansing city council fails to override mayor's budget veto
As expected, the Lansing city council last night failed to muster enough votes to override the mayor’s budget veto.But Lansing’s budget drama is not over yet.The Lansing city council needed six votes...
View ArticleLansing city council will discuss budget priorities Monday night
The Lansing city council Monday night will spend some time trying to prioritize how the city should spend its money.The city council is required to deliver its budget priorities for the year ahead to...
View ArticleLansing's mayor hopes Tuesday's election results will end city council 'sniping'
Lansing mayor Virg Bernero says he hopes Tuesday’s election results will put an end to “sniping” in city politics.Bernero easily won his third term as the capitol city’s mayor. His slate of city...
View ArticleLansing Police Department moving to temporary home
The bulk of the Lansing Police Department will move into a temporary home this summer.Mayor Virg Bernero announced today the city will spend about $1 million to renovate and lease part of the Hill...
View ArticleMayor says Oliver Towers saga is turning into a 'debacle'
Lansing mayor Virg Bernero calls it a debacle. The battle between two local colleges over an empty apartment building is in a holding pattern. Last night, the Lansing City Council delayed action on a...
View ArticleLansing city council delves into casino deal
The Lansing city council has plenty of questions about a plan that could bring a quarter billion dollar casino project to downtown. The council was briefed on the legal agreement Monday. An Upper...
View ArticleLansing City Council delays budget vote
The Lansing City Council is taking more time to review next years budget plan. Council has delayed its vote on the budget from May 14th to May 21st. Councilwoman Carol Wood says there are holes in the...
View ArticleLansing city council irked by mayor's trip to Italy
Lansing city council members are upset that the city’s mayor left last week on a trip to Europe and didn’t bother to tell them. Mayor Virg Bernero is on a week-long ‘economic mission’ in Italy. But...
View ArticleLansing's mayor wants city utility customers to help close the city's...
Lansing’s mayor is proposing its municipal utility customers pay more to balance the city’s budget next year. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero outlined his budget plan to the city council last night. Bernero...
View ArticleTime is running short for Lansing city council to make changes to proposed...
Time is running out for the Lansing city council to come up with changes to the mayor’s budget proposal for next year. The city council must approve a budget plan in two weeks. Council members have...
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