I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
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LANSING — Incumbent Mayor Virgil Bernero landed on the top of the heap Tuesday and will face off with Carol Wood, an at-large Lansing City Council member, on the Nov. 3 ballot.
In the primary election, Bernero finished with 43.93 percent to Wood’s 37.71 percent. Challengers Charles Ford, a Lansing School Board member, garnered 15.51 percent of the vote, while student Ben Hassenger got 2.85 percent of the vote.
Turn out in the primary was just more than 4.5 percent according to returns filed by the Lansing City Clerk.
Bernero told supporters gathered in Lansing’s trendy Old Town Neighborhood that the win was a vote of confidence for his economic development policies.
“We will grow Lansing by hook or by crook,” Bernero said. “We’re going to continue the progress of the last four years.”
Wood said her strong finish, combined with Ford’s, showed the majority of Lansing residents want change.
“What [voters] care about are neighborhoods,” Wood said. “They care about an emphasis on taking care of infrastructure… It also says they want people working together.”
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