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How Bon Jovi Explains The Midwest’s Casino Boom
Next week, the city council in Lansing, Mich. is expected to vote on a proposal for a $245 million casino for the city’s downtown.  Lansing Casino5/11/2013
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Lansing's mayor wants a third term
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero says he wants four more years in office. He formally announced his campaign today. “I’m telling you folks …...
5/3/2013
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Developer who may be sued by city for missing deadline says city officials asked him to 'pause' work on project
(Michigan) -- When Pat Gillespie first signed on the dotted line to purchase and redevelop prime riverfront real estate from the city of Lansing, there wasn’t a...
4/22/2013
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Sault tribe appeals federal injunction stopping Lansing casino project
(Michigan) -- An Upper Peninsula American Indian tribe has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that stopped it from moving forward on a proposed casino in downtown...
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Tribe appeals injunction blocking Lansing casino project
(Michigan) -- Backers of a proposed casino in downtown Lansing are asking a federal appeals court to toss out a legal ruling that threatens to bring their plans to a...
3/25/2013
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Point of view: Lansing casino is a losing bet
(Michigan) -- U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker’s recent decision to stop the proposed off-reservation casino in Lansing should bring welcomed scrutiny to this...
3/6/2013
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Judge blocks Sault Tribe Lansing casino over tribal revenue sharing
(Michigan) -- U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker in Grand Rapids issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday, temporarily blocking the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa...
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Lansing Must Go Over Hurdle To Cash In On Casino
(Michigan) -- It's something Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero says is an investment that the capitol city deserves and one worth fighting for. However Tuesday, a federal...
3/5/2013
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Craps: Lansing casino project in jeopardy
(Michigan) -- Plans for a casino in downtown Lansing are in jeopardy this evening. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians wants to build a $245 million casino...
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Judge Ruling Puts Lansing Casino On Hold
(Michigan) -- If you ask Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero what's ahead for the parking lot next to the Lansing Center, he would still say a casino. "This is one of...
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Lansing casino plans halted as federal court issues injunction
(Michigan) -- U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jonker on Tuesday ruled in favor of the State of Michigan in its efforts to halt development of an off-reservation tribal...
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Lansing casino put on hold
(Michigan) -- A federal court judge has ruled the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians can’t pursue a Lansing-based casino until a lawsuit brought by...
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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe loses court decision over Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- A federal judge suddenly has put the brakes on plans for an American Indian casino in Lansing. Judge Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids granted Michigan's...
1/23/2013
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Fight over Lansing casino opens in federal court
(Michigan) -- State and tribal lawyers were in federal court Wednesday to argue whether the Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has the authority to open an off-...
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Judge: Ruling possible within 30 days on state's lawsuit to stop Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- A federal judge today said a ruling is possible within 30 days on Attorney General’s Bill Schuette’s lawsuit seeking to stop the Lansing casino...
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State of Michigan Challenges Proposed Lansing Casino in Federal Court
(Michigan) -- The State of Michigan went to court today to block an Indian-owned casino here in Lansing. And it warned that if the Sault Ste. Marie tribe doesn't...
1/22/2013
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Federal judge will hear arguments over Lansing's proposed downtown casino
(Michigan) -- A federal judge in Grand Rapids will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that may determine if Lansing will get a downtown casino.
12/26/2012
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POLITICS: And we're off / Who's in to challenge Lansing City Council incumbents in 2013?
(Michigan) -- “It could if any of us lost,” said At-Large Councilwoman Kathie Dunbar, who is seeking a third term. “I’m not anticipating that....
11/15/2012
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Tribe asks federal court to dismiss state lawsuit seeking to block Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians asked a federal judge to dismiss the State of Michigan’s lawsuit seeking to block the Tribe from...
11/14/2012
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Latest on Sault Tribe's efforts to build new casino
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians on November 12 asked a federal judge to dismiss the state of Michigan’s lawsuit seeking to block the...
11/13/2012
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Sault tribe asks federal judge to dismiss Lansing casino lawsuit
(Michigan) -- An Upper Peninsula American Indian tribe that recently purchased a section of city land in order to build a tribal casino has asked a federal judge to...
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Sault Tribe reacts
(Michigan) -- In response to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s lawsuit to stop their casino project in Lansing, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa...
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Tribe asks federal court to dismiss "meritless" state lawsuit to block Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- The Upper Peninsula Native American Tribe says a lawsuit trying to prevent it from building a casino in Lansing is “utterly without merit”.
11/9/2012
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Sale Closes on Casino Land, Next Step for Tribe Is To Apply for Trust Status
(Michigan) -- The sale has been completed on a parcel of land proposed for a tribal casino in Lansing by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the tribe and...
11/5/2012
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Lansing casino moves closer to reality
(Michigan) -- The City of Lansing and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians have completed a critical step in their plan to get federal approval of a casino in...
11/2/2012
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Bernero, Payment announce completed land purchase for casino project
(Michigan) -- The City of Lansing and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians today completed a critical step in their effort to win federal approval of a casino...
11/1/2012
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Plans move forward for proposed Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Plans for a $245 million American Indian casino in downtown Lansing are moving forward, with city officials announcing a land-purchase agreement with the...
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Sault tribe completes land purchase, will move forward with proposed Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has completed the purchase of one city-owned parcel of land related to a proposed tribal casino, the tribe...
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Tribe buys Lansing land for casino, legal challenges loom
(Michigan) -- An Upper Peninsula Native American tribe has signed a deal to purchase land next to Lansing’s downtown convention center. The purchase is expected to...
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‘Big flashing green light’
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians officials and private investors were aglow late this morning as they signed a...
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City transfers land to tribe for Lansing casino project
(Michigan) -- The effort to build a $245 million casino in downtown Lansing took another step forward Thursday, when Mayor Virg Bernero signed over two parcels of city-...
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Lansing Casino Moves One Step Closer to Finish Line
(Michigan) -- Lansing is one step closer in getting a new casino downtown. Papers were signed Thursday morning for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to...
10/31/2012
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Bernero to announce 'milestone' Thursday for Lansing casino project
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero has called a press conference for 11 a.m. Thursday to discuss “the latest milestone” for the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino...
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Lansing Mayor to Announce a 'Step Forward' in Casino Plans
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero, real estate developers, and members of the Sault Tribe will hold a press conference in Lansing tomorrow concerning plans for building a...
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Tribal, city officials plan announcement on proposed $245 million Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- City and tribal officials will join private investors at a press conference Thursday to announce the latest milestone in the development of a downtown...
10/18/2012
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Deadline ahead for Lansing casino project
(Michigan) -- A deadline is looming for a proposed downtown Lansing casino. The proposed $245 million casino project involves a complicated business and land deal...
9/28/2012
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Michigan Won't Take Casino Plans Lying Down
(Michigan) -- The Sault Chippewa Indians are improperly planning to open a casino off the reservation without sharing revenue with other tribes, Michigan says in federal...
9/12/2012
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State takes new swipe at casinos
(Michigan) -- Lansing’s bid for an American Indian gambling casino always is a matter of considerable interest for the Blue Water Area. Although Lansing and Port...
9/11/2012
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Attorney General Sues Over Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is attempting to block plans for a $245 million American Indian casino in downtown Lansing.
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Attorney General Sues Over Lansing Casino Proposal
(Michigan) -- Michigan’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit to block plans for a casino in Lansing. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced...
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Mich. AG sues to block planned Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed a lawsuit in federal court over a planned American Indian casino in downtown Lansing. Schuette filed a 15...
9/10/2012
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Bill Schuette Sues Sault Tribe Over Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Supporters of the proposed Downtown Lansing casino are facing a major legal battle. "Seven tribes in the state of Michigan signed compacts with the...
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MI Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Indian Tribe
(Michigan) -- He promised to fight a new casino in Lansing, and now Michigan's top attorney has put that promise into action. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette...
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Michigan's Attorney General files suit to block proposed Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Michigan’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit to block plans for a casino in Lansing. The Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced...
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Report: Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette files suit in federal court to stop proposed Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- As promised, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed suit to stop the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians from building a proposed $245...
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Schuette sues to stop Lansing casino project
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is suing an Upper Peninsula American Indian tribe to halt the progress of a proposed tribal casino in downtown...
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Schuette sues to stop Lansing casino proposal
(Michigan) -- An Upper Peninsula American Indian tribe at the center of a legal challenge from Michigan’s top prosecutor plans to continue working on a proposed...
9/6/2012
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Bernero Pushes the Casino Proposal for Lansing
(Michigan) -- Lansing's Mayor Virg Bernero is pleased with Wednesday's Michigan Supreme Court's decision to keep the casino proposal off the November ballot...
9/4/2012
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Sault Tribe To Conduct Market Study In Lansing Before Land Transfer
(Michigan) -- A flurry of work is being done behind the scenes to prepare for the transfer of property in downtown Lansing to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa...
8/13/2012
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Michigan's Off-Reservation Casino Battle
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe currently operates five casinos in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). The Sault Tribe has proposed plans for a sixth casino...
7/31/2012
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Land Transfer Pushed Back for Lansing Casino Project
(Michigan) -- The transfer of land in downtown Lansing to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to build a new casino will occur later than originally planned....
7/30/2012
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Lansing deadline extended
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Lansing Future Development and city officials have extended the deadline for completing the sale of land in...
7/25/2012
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Lansing Casino Land Transfer Delayed
(Michigan) -- The plan to build a casino in the Capital City is being prolonged. Wednesday Lansing Mayor and a Sault Ste. Marie Tribe leader announced the Lansing Casino...
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Lansing casino project misses self-imposed deadline
(Michigan) -- Plans for a casino in downtown Lansing are taking longer to pull together than developers had originally planned.
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Tribe, city of Lansing agree to 90-day extension on casino land deal
(Michigan) -- The deadline for the city to sell property for a tribal casino in downtown Lansing to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is being extended by...
7/11/2012
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Chairman of the tribe / Meet Aaron Payment, the recently elected, populist chairman of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians recently elected a man who threatened to put a proposed casino in Lansing on hold because potential revenues...
6/29/2012
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Lansing casino gets new Sault tribe leadership
(Michigan) -- A proposed tribal casino to be built adjacent to the downtown Lansing Center should move forward despite recent elections that replaced several Sault Ste....
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Lansing casino plan critic wins tribal chairmanship election
(Michigan) -- A critic of part of the plan to build a casino in downtown Lansing has just been elected to lead one of the groups involved in the project.
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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, partner in Lansing casino proposal, elects new leadership
(Michigan) -- The Upper Peninsula-based Indian tribe hoping to build a $245 million casino in downtown Lansing has elected new leadership, a tribal spokeswoman announced.
6/10/2012
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MARK KIESLING: Lansing casino question needs public input
(Michigan) -- South suburbia has the gambling fever. And it is catching like the plague. Lansing officials at a meeting Tuesday plan to consider a proposal to allow...
5/21/2012
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Proposed Lansing casino meets roadblocks
(Michigan) -- A proposed casino in downtown Lansing continues to face hurdles in its approved construction, following a letter from the Michigan Department of Attorney...
5/17/2012
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AG Taking Stand Against Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- The letter Attorney General Bill Schuette sent to Washington is a big blow to plans for Lansing's proposed casino. In it, he explains his failed...
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AG's Office Submits Letter Opposing Casino To Federal Officials
(Michigan) -- Earlier this week, Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette's office wrote a letter to federal officials concerning the proposed Lansing casino.
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Attorney General says don't bet on Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Michigan's Attorney General is taking steps to stop plans by a northern Michigan Indian tribe to bring the one armed bandits to Lansing.
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Lansing casino opposed by Attorney General's office in letter to feds
(Michigan) -- The state attorney general’s office has sent a letter to the federal government urging officials to deny a forthcoming request by an Upper Peninsula...
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Michigan attorney general issues letter opposing Kewadin Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office sent a letter to the federal government opposing plans for a $245-million casino that a Upper...
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State A.G. Expresses 'Grave' Concern Over Lansing Casino Proposal
(Michigan) -- The state continues its opposition to an Upper Peninsula tribe’s proposal to build a casino in downtown Lansing. State Attorney General Bill Schuette...
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State AG letter questions legality of proposed Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Michigan says the proposed $245 million Kewadin Lansing Casino is in violation of both state and federal law, according to a letter from the office of Atty...
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State AG officially wades into Lansing casino fight
(Michigan) -- State Attorney General Bill Schuette has officially lodged his opposition to a proposed Lansing casino with the federal government. The attorney general...
5/8/2012
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Tribal Members OK Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians voted to approve plans to open a casino in Lansing Thursday, May 3. Tribe members approved the...
5/5/2012
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Sault tribe members approve Lansing casino plan
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians have approved a proposal to seek federal permission to open a $245 million casino in downtown...
5/4/2012
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It's official. Sault Tribe members approve Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians voted to approve a referendum that supports the Tribe’s plan to seek federal approval to...
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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Sault Tribe Chairman react to tribe's vote on Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- After a tribal referendum on the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino resulted in the project moving forward, Lansing mayor Virg Bernero and Sault Ste. Marie...
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Sault Tribe Approves Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians have approved building a casino in downtown Lansing. The resolution made allows the tribe to buy...
5/3/2012
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Lansing casino approved by Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians approved a plan to build a $245 million casino in downtown Lansing by a vote of approximately 3,900 to 2,300...
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Lansing casino gains support of Sault tribe
(Michigan) -- A proposed tribal casino in downtown Lansing is on its way forward tonight after members of an Upper Peninsula American Indian tribe supported a decision...
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Sault tribe members approve Lansing casino plan
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians have approved a proposal to seek federal permission to open a $245 million casino in downtown...
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Tribe votes in favor of Lansing casino project
(Michigan) -- A majority of Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians members have voted in favor of their tribe building a casino in downtown Lansing. The vote clears...
4/29/2012
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Tribal vote on Lansing casino project nearing an end
(Michigan) -- Voting wraps up this week in a referendum that may decide if plans for a casino in downtown Lansing can move forward. Ballots were mailed to 14 thousand...
4/25/2012
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Lansing Casino petitioner announces Sault Tribe chairperson candidacy
(Michigan) -- Today, Aaron Payment, the former elected chairperson/ CEO for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians officially announced his candidacy for the...
4/17/2012
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Bernero Visits U.P. on Cusp of Tribe’s Lansing Casino Vote
(Michigan) -- With the fate of the proposed $245 million Kewadin Lansing Casino in the hands of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians registered voters, Lansing...
4/13/2012
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OP/ED: Lansing Casino will degrade and demean region
(Michigan) -- Casino — a word chosen to provide sheep’s clothing for the wolf gambling den predesigned to profit from every dollar spent there. It pays out...
4/12/2012
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Casino Effort Moves One Step Further
(Michigan) -- The effort to bring a casino to downtown Lansing moves one step closer to reality. The Sault Saint Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians is mailing out ballots...
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Sault tribe voting starts on Lansing casino plan
(Michigan) -- A tribal referendum on a proposed downtown Lansing casino begins today. Ballots will be sent today to registered voters in the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of...
4/11/2012
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Tribe members start voting this week on a proposed casino in Lansing
(Michigan) -- Ballots are being mailed this week to more than 14 thousand members of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The vote may decide if the tribe will...
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Tribe Members to Start Voting on Proposed Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- The possibility of having a casino in Lansing has attracted both positive and negative comments from local residents. "I think it'll help bring a...
4/4/2012
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Smoking debate
(Michigan) -- Should the proposed Lansing Kewadin Casino allow smoking? Cynthia Hallett, the executive director of Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, and Roger...
3/26/2012
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Lansing casino would be exempt from state smoking ban
(Michigan) -- The proposed $245 million Kewadin Lansing casino approved last week by the Lansing City Council could have a substantial leg up on other entertainment...
3/23/2012
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A smoking casino for Lansing?
(Michigan) -- Expect smoking at the proposed Lansing casino. “It’s our view” that insisting on no smoking would likely have been a deal breaker during...
3/21/2012
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OP/ED: Lansing City Council did well approving casino plan
(Michigan) -- Efforts to develop the $245 million Kewadin Lansing casino will move forward now that the Lansing City Council has given approval to various agreements...
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The casino Promise
(Michigan) -- In what was called a “disconcerting note” in a recent Allen Neighborhood Center newsletter, 20 percent of East Lansing Public Schools...
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Will a music venue follow a casino?
(Michigan) -- The Black Crowes. Gin Blossoms. Weird Al Yankovic. Kathy Griffin. Jay Leno. Grand Funk Railroad. KISS. What do these musicians and comedians all have in...
3/20/2012
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City council gives OK to proposed casino
(Michigan) -- The Lansing City Council has voted to move forward with a proposed $245 million tribal casino in Michigan’s capital city. The Lansing State Journal...
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Fate of new casino up to Sault Tribe voters
(Michigan) -- Sault Tribe’s registered voters will soon find in their mailboxes a referendum election ballot to either approve, or disapprove, the tribe’s...
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Lansing casino plan goes to tribal vote next month
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians will receive ballots next month to decide the fate of a proposed tribal casino in downtown...
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Lansing City Council approves $245 million casino
(Michigan) -- The Lansing City Council approved plans for a $245 million tribally-owned and operated casino attached to the city's convention center downtown.
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Lansing City Council OKs casino plan
(Michigan) -- The Lansing City Council voted 7-1 Monday in favor of a deal to build a Native-run casino in that city’s downtown. The Lansing State Journal reports...
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Lawmakers Question Citizen Support Of Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Even though the Lansing City Council has approved a new casino for the capitol city, the Senate GOP leader does not believe it will never happen.
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Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to vote on Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- The Lansing City Council gave its stamp of approval to a proposed casino in the city's downtown Monday evening. Now, members of the Sault Ste. Marie...
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Tribe plans vote on proposed Lansing casino as council OK's it
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians will start voting on its proposed $245 million casino for Lansing in mid-April, the tribe announced Tuesday...
3/19/2012
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City Council Passes Proposals To Bring Casino To Lansing
(Michigan) -- Monday, Lansing city council approved several proposals to bring the $245 million dollar casino project to downtown. It was decision that most council...
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City council votes to pass casino plans through
(Michigan) -- Forging ahead even as state leaders have vowed to kill the project, Lansing City Council members moved forward with plans to build a casino downtown,...
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Kids in the Hall: Council gives the go-ahead on downtown casino proposal.
(Michigan) -- Fifty-six days after Mayor Virg Bernero announced that the city intended to bring a tribally owned casino downtown, the Lansing City Council voted 7-1 to...
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Lansing Casino Project Approved by City Council
(Michigan) -- Dozens crowded the Lansing City Council meeting on Monday to see the fate of the city's proposed casino. Council members voted to move forward with the...
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Lansing casino proposal approved by council
(Michigan) -- Lansing City Council tonight approved a proposed $245 million tribal casino in downtown Lansing. The project earned a 7-1 vote, with 4th Ward Councilwoman...
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Lansing city council gives OK to controversial casino project
(Michigan) -- A controversial plan to build a casino in downtown Lansing cleared an important hurdle last night. The Lansing city council gave its approval for the Sault...
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Lansing City Council votes to advance casino plan
(Michigan) -- A proposed $245 million tribal casino earned one of its last major votes of confidence Monday after the Lansing City Council voted overwhelmingly to...
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Supporters dwarf opposition as Lansing City Council prepares for vote on casino
(Michigan) -- Public comment on the proposed $245 million Kewadin Lansing casino is underway, with more than 45 speakers signed up to weigh in on the project.
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Michigan voters oppose off-reservation gaming, including Lansing casino, pollsters say
(Michigan) -- A poll that found Michigan voters oppose more casinos in the state also found voters specifically opposed allowing Indian tribes to build off-reservation...
3/18/2012
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Proposed Lansing casino faces key hurdle tonight
(Michigan) -- The Lansing city council has several items dealing with the casino project on its agenda tonight. All the items must pass for the $245 million project to...
3/17/2012
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Casino plans up for Council approval Monday night
(Michigan) -- Four pieces of the Kewadin Lansing casino proposal are scheduled for City Council approval at Monday’s meeting. The Council is scheduled to vote on...
3/14/2012
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How Bon Jovi Explains The Midwest’s Casino Boom
(Michigan) -- Next week, the city council in Lansing, Mich. is expected to vote on a proposal for a $245 million casino for the city’s downtown.
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Lansing casino project heads to council for vote
(Michigan) -- The Lansing City Council will vote on a proposal to build a tribal casino downtown. The $245 million project, known as Kewadin Lansing, today advanced out...
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Lansing City Council Committee approves casino plans
(Michigan) -- The Lansing City Council's Committee on Development and Planning approved plans for a proposed $245 million casino.
3/13/2012
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Lansing casino still meets divided response
(Michigan) -- Lansing residents and business owners lobbied City Council members during public hearings Monday both to support and oppose a proposed tribal casino in...
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Lansing City Councilwoman Jessica Yorko: Someone's going to be disappointed by our vote
(Michigan) -- Lansing City Councilwoman Jessica Yorko hasn't decided how she will vote on plans to bring a proposed $245 million tribally-owned casino to downtown...
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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero: Casino benefits outweigh possible concerns
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said he was encouraged by the number of supporters turning out for a public hearing on the proposed Lansing Kewadin casino.
3/12/2012
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Citizens Speak Out On Casino Before Vote
(Michigan) -- For those who live and work in Lansing it was their last chance to speak out for or against a casino coming to the capital city before city council will...
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Kids in the Hall / Casino advocates, opponents pitch their opinions to the Council
(Michigan) -- If you’re keeping score, 21 members of the public spoke in support of a downtown Lansing casino plan in front of City Council Monday night, while 16...
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Lansing casino opposition organizes to stop project
(Michigan) -- A new community group has formed with a single goal: to thwart Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero's attempt to bring a proposed $245 million casino to downtown...
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Lansing City Council to hold public hearings on proposed casino
(Michigan) -- The Lansing City Council will hold public hearings on plans for a downtown Lansing casino at its general business meeting Monday.
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Lansing City Council's public hearings on casino plan underway
(Michigan) -- Public hearings are underway to discuss a proposed tribal casino in downtown Lansing. Speakers both for and against the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino are...
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Public has say on Lansing casino plan
(Michigan) -- Lansing residents and business owners lobbied City Council members during public hearings Monday both to support and oppose a proposed tribal casino in...
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Supporters turn out for public hearing on proposed Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Lansing business and union leaders came out to a public hearing last night to support a proposed casino project in the city’s downtown. The Sault Ste...
3/11/2012
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Opponents plan to pack Lansing casino public hearing tonight
(Michigan) -- A public hearing tonight in Lansing is expected to draw a large crowd of opponents to a casino in in the city’s downtown. The Sault Ste Marie Tribe...
3/7/2012
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Could the Lansing city council delay a vote on a controversial casino project? Maybe
(Michigan) -- Some Lansing city council members seem inclined to delay a vote on a proposed casino project. The Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians wants to build...
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Lansing residents speak out against casino
(Michigan) -- Nearly two dozen people, most of them opposed to a proposed downtown casino, told Lansing City Council members Wednesday that they are concerned about...
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Sault tribe may hold referendum on $245 million casino project
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians board agreed Tuesday to allow a referendum on a proposed Lansing casino, meaning tribal members could...
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Tribe Members May Vote on Lansing Casino Project
(Michigan) -- A long line of residents lined up to give their 'two cents' on the possibility of having a casino in Lansing at a public forum on Wednesday. Most...
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Up North with the tribe that wants to adopt Lansing
(Michigan) -- Outside the historic Chippewa County Court House, a statue depicting a Roman legend greets visitors near the north entrance. Two small children, Romulus...
3/6/2012
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Chippewa board agrees to referendum on Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians board agreed today to allow a referendum on a proposed Lansing casino. Tribal members now will have 60 days...
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Lansing City Council to hold second casino forum
(Michigan) -- The Lansing City Council will hold its second community forum today to discuss the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino project. The meeting will be held at 6 p...
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More Debate Over Sault Chippewa Casino in Michigan
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will decide soon about whether to build a casino near Lansing....
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Sault Ste Marie Tribe will likely vote soon on proposed Lansing casino project
(Michigan) -- Members of an Upper Peninsula Native American tribe may vote in the next few months on a proposal to build a casino in Lansing. The vote could upend the...
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Sault Tribe members may vote on Lansing project
(Michigan) -- Pending final validation of the referendum petition, tribal members may have the opportunity to vote on Resolution 2012-11, titled Approval of...
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Tribal Members May Have Opportunity To Vote On Casino
(Michigan) -- On Tuesday the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians held a special meeting to consider a referendum petition regarding the proposal to build a casino...
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Tribal Referendum on Lansing Casino Moves Forward
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians will be voting on whether to proceed with plans to build a casino in Lansing. According to a...
3/5/2012
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Referendum May Be In Store For Proposed Casino
(Michigan) -- A referendum vote could be in store for Lansing's proposed casino. An election committee under the Sault St Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians will look...
3/4/2012
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Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians considering referendum on casino
(Michigan) -- New opposition to a proposed tribal casino in Lansing is threatening the future of the $245 million project. Leaders of the Sault Ste. Marie tribe of...
3/2/2012
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Developers, Mayor make case to light crowd at Lansing casino forum
(Michigan) -- A community forum on the proposed Lansing Kewadin casino drew a much smaller crowd than anticipated, but was still a worthwhile exercise, participants said.
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Lansing residents tell City Council to slow down on proposed casino, let citizens vote
(Michigan) -- At a community forum Wednesday evening, Lansing residents and small business owners urged the Lansing City Council to take their time on the proposed...
3/1/2012
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Lansing casino opponents make voices heard at community forum
(Michigan) -- Developers of Lansing’s proposed casino faced a small, but passionate group of opponents last night. One opponent of a Lansing casino says the state...
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Taxpayers Speak Out Against Casino At Community Hearing
(Michigan) -- It was the first of it's kind meeting Wednesday in Lansing as the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa tribe and city council listened to residents sound off on...
2/29/2012
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Casino referendum brewing / Could Sault Tribe members put a stop to the downtown casino deal?
(Michigan) -- The chairman of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is worried his members will overturn the tribe’s vote to support a downtown Lansing...
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Lansing Residents Speak Out About Proposed Casino
(Michigan) -- On Wednesday night, Lansing residents got to speak their thoughts on a proposed casino in downtown Lansing. Many spoke loudly against it., arguing a casino...
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Lansing residents will hear more tonight about the proposed casino project
(Michigan) -- A controversial plan to build a casino in downtown Lansing goes before the public tonight. A large turnout is expected at the first of two community...
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New Obstacle for Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- The fight to bring a casino to Downtown Lansing continues, now with a new obstacle. A spokesperson for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians says...
2/28/2012
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Petition To Force Vote On Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- The odds of a Lansing casino just got a little longer. Members of the indian tribe that's backing the plan have turned in a petition and forced a vote...
2/26/2012
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Lansing Casino developer lists its investors
(Michigan) -- The developer hired to finance and build a $245 million tribal casino in downtown Lansing has released more details about its investors and finances amid...
2/22/2012
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Lansing casino clears hurdle
(Michigan) -- The Lansing Economic Development Corp. board unanimously approved a comprehensive development agreement for the proposed Kewadin Lansing Casino Wednesday.
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Lansing casino controversy
(Michigan) -- Public relations executive Kelly Rossman-McKinney resigned from the Lansing Economic Development Corp. board today following a request by Mayor Virg...
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Lansing casino gets a boost (and leads to a resignation)
(Michigan) -- The proposed Lansing casino project has picked up a key endorsement. But there is some controversy of about the decision by a city economic development...
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Lansing casino OK'd by LEDC
(Michigan) -- The Lansing Economic Development Corp. board this morning unanimously approved a comprehensive development agreement for the proposed Lansing Kewadin...
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Lansing Casino One Step Closer to Reality
(Michigan) -- Backers of a proposed casino in Downtown Lansing have jumped yet another hurdle. In a two-hour meeting Wednesday morning, The Lansing Economic Development...
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Lansing casino plans approved by economic development board
(Michigan) -- The board of the Lansing Economic Development Corp. approved plans for a $245 million tribal casino at a special meeting Wednesday by a 6-0 vote with one...
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Lansing casino project moves forward
(Michigan) -- Hours after Lansing’s economic development board gave its support to a proposal to build a tribal casino downtown, one of its members resigned in a...
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Lansing Casino ‘conflict’
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero called on public relations executive Kelly Rossman-McKinney to resign today from the Lansing Economic Development Corp. Board...
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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero accuses LEDC board member Kelly Rossman-McKinney of "flagrant abuse of public trust," demands resignation
(Michigan) -- Following a special meeting where the Lansing Economic Development Corp. board approved plans for a proposed casino, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero issued a...
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Rossman-McKinney quits LEDC board after casino vote
(Michigan) -- A Lansing Economic Development Corp. board member who recused herself from a vote on a comprehensive development agreement for the proposed Lansing Kewadin...
2/21/2012
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Casino hearings set; more questions from Council
(Michigan) -- Depending on public turnout, March 12 may be a long night for the Lansing City Council. At its meeting Monday, the body set four public hearings on various...
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Who gets the jobs, if they come?
(Michigan) -- James Nye, a spokesman representing two tribes that oppose Lansing’s casino plan, is suggesting most of the 2,200 jobs — with a Lansing-area...
2/20/2012
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City Council Interacts With Tribe Spokesman
(Michigan) -- Lansing residents will have a chance to weigh in on the possibility of a casino coming to the capital city. The city attorney Brig Smith admits at the...
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Lansing Casino developer: City officials not involved in selecting Christman
(Michigan) -- The managing director of the development group contracted by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to finance and build the proposed Lansing...
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Lansing Casino hearings on city council agenda tonight
(Michigan) -- Lansing City Council is scheduled to vote tonight to set three public hearings related to the proposed Lansing Kewadin casino.
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Lansing casino proposal details still sought by Council
(Michigan) -- Lansing City Council members told city and tribal attorneys Monday that they haven’t received answers that satisfy their questions about a proposed...
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Lansing city council expressing frustration at flow of information on casino project
(Michigan) -- Lansing city council members are expressing growing frustration at not getting the information they want about a proposed Indian casino project. The Sault...
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More Details To Be Released About Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- More details may be released Monday night regarding the proposed plan to bring a casino to downtown Lansing. The Lansing city council's committee of...
2/16/2012
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Lansing casino developers revealed at Council committee meeting
(Michigan) -- After weeks of speculation and pressure from city leaders, an official with the group behind the development of the proposed Lansing Kewadin casino has...
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Lansing casino public forums scheduled
(Michigan) -- Two public forums have been scheduled to discuss a proposed tribal casino in downtown Lansing. The sessions will be held Feb. 29 in the Southside Community...
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Bureau Of Indian Affairs Demands To See Lease For Broken Arrow Casino Property
(Oklahoma) -- The Bureau of Indian Affairs has sent a letter to the women who own the land where a tribe is building a casino in Broken Arrow demanding to see the lease...
2/15/2012
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Casino Battle Has Scholarship Fund In Jeopardy
(Michigan) -- It was a promise made to every student in the Lansing school district. "We will be guaranteeing tuition for 60 credits to Lansing Community College...
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Lansing Promise Scholarship Program Speaks Out About Casino
(Michigan) -- People who run Lansing's Promise Scholarship Program are talking to the media Wednesday afternoon about the plan to bring a casino to downtown Lansing.
2/14/2012
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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has "utmost respect" for Gov. Snyder, AG Schuette, despite opposition to Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said a letter sent to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians formalizing Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill...
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Michigan officials oppose Lansing casino plans
(Michigan) -- A proposed tribal casino in Michigan’s capital city is opposed by the state’s governor and attorney general, who say in a recent letter the...
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Snyder, Schuette Oppose Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Governor Rick Snyder and state Attorney General Bill Schuette have told a northern Michigan Indian tribe they will do whatever is necessary to stop a...
2/13/2012
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Gov. Rick Snyder, Attorney General formally oppose Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette have made their opposition to a proposed casino in Lansing official.
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Governor Takes Stance Against Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Governor Snyder and Attorney General Schuette put their opposition of the proposed Lansing casino in writing Monday. Their letter was addressed to the...
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Lansing casino developer applies for $20 million tax break for parking garage project
(Michigan) -- The developer of a proposed parking deck near the Lansing Kewadin casino project would receive a $20 million brownfield redevelopment tax break, according...
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Lansing City Council President Brian Jeffries: Lansing casino developer's tax break request lacks details
(Michigan) -- Lansing City Council President Brian Jeffries said a developer's request for a $20 million tax break for a project related to the proposed Lansing...
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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero is 'confident' casino will go forward, despite opposition from Gov. Snyder
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said Monday that Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney Bill Schuette's letter opposing a proposed casino in Lansing would not deter...
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Political battle for casino continues
(Michigan) -- Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette are continuing the tug of war with Lansing officials over a controversial casino proposal in the city...
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Snyder, Schuette send opposition letter to Lansing casino planners
(Michigan) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette have notified leaders of the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Indian tribe they will oppose the...
2/12/2012
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Get full details on Lansing casino developers
(Michigan) -- The prospect of a thriving casino in downtown Lansing is enticing. The LSJ Editorial Board supports the effort, but the city must push for transparency on...
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Lansing casino project: Who are the players?
(Michigan) -- Lansing Future LLC, the developer hired to build a proposed $245 million tribal casino in downtown Lansing, has provided scant details to the public about...
2/8/2012
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Mayor helping mayor / Why Hollister has warmed to a downtown Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Former Lansing Mayor David Hollister says a casino makes much more sense for the city now than it did during his administration. But he still stopped short...
2/7/2012
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Lansing Casino poses problems for Council members, but changes are not likely
(Michigan) -- Members of the Lansing City Council voiced their concerns with plans for a proposed casino in downtown Lansing, but its unclear whether any changes to the...
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Lansing casino proposal scrutinized by city council
(Michigan) -- Lansing City Council members on Monday grilled a panel of attorneys and city economic leaders for more details about a proposed tribal casino eyed for...
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Lansing City Attorney confirms: no changes to Lansing casino agreement
(Michigan) -- Lansing City Attorney Brig Smith confirmed in an email to Mlive.com that the Comprehensive Development Agreement presented to the Lansing City Council...
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LEDC board: Details needed on Lansing casino proposal
(Michigan) -- Local governments and development agencies tasked with approving plans for a proposed tribal casino in downtown Lansing want city and economic leaders to...
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Proposed Lansing Kewadin Casino plans presented to Lansing City Council
(Michigan) -- The Lansing City Council heard from a panel of lawyers Monday evening on the complicated series of legal maneuvers necessary to make a proposed $245...
2/6/2012
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Casinos fine — to a point
(Michigan) -- We agree with a law professor who opined upon hearing that an established Indian Tribe was seeking permission to open a casino in Lansing that the whole...
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Kids in the Hall / Kicking around the casino proposal
(Michigan) -- Monday night marked the start of the Lansing City Council’s formal discussion on the Bernero administration’s plans to bring a casino downtown.
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Lansing city council delves into casino deal
(Michigan) -- 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...
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Lansing City Council digs for details on proposed casino
(Michigan) -- Lansing City Council members on Monday grilled a panel of attorneys and city economic leaders for more details about a proposed tribal casino eyed for...
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Poll results: Readers in statistical stalemate on Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- We had already established it as a divisive issue, but results from last week's MLive.com poll show readers are split literally right down the middle...
2/5/2012
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Montgomery: Casino is a cancer that Lansing must fight against
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero’s announcement of a new Lansing casino last week essentially sounded a death knell for the recovering Capitol area economy for...
2/4/2012
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Editorial: Mayor should avoid name calling
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has a well earned reputation for being quick on his feet and conveying his passion for an issue. Who doesn’t recall his...
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OUR VIEW: This casino plan isn't the right one for Sault Tribe or for Lansing
(Michigan) -- It’s unfortunate that the city of Lansing and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians are staking so much on a loophole. Based on a 14-year-...
2/3/2012
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Lansing Lugnuts GM in favor of casino coming to downtown area
(Michigan) -- Lansing Lugnuts General Manager Pat Day said he is in favor of bringing a casino to downtown Lansing. City officials announced plans Jan. 23 for a big-...
2/2/2012
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Poll: Do you support proposed downtown Lansing casino?
(Michigan) -- Now that the dust has settled and the initial fanfare waned, perhaps it's a better time to take a look at the casino Mayor Virg Bernero and Sault Ste....
2/1/2012
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Michigan Mayor Denies and Apologies for Racist Remarks
(Michigan) -- Off reservation casinos have been hotly debated for years, but a recent incident in Michigan may be the first time ever that the issue resulted in...
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