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Lansing casino: A closer look
When Matthew Fletcher examined the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act a little closer this week, he thought, maybe the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians can open an off-reservation casino in Lansing.  Lansing Casino2/22/2012
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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 ‘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...
1/31/2012
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Lansing Mayor: Think of the Children for $245M Casino
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero said in his State of the City addressed Monday night that the controversial $245 million casino, proposed for land adjacent to the...
1/30/2012
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Casino flap: Lansing mayor apologizes after remarks called anti-Indian
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, under fire for what two Michigan tribes described as a string of anti-Indian racial slurs at a fund-raising speech last week,...
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Lansing casino announced — but that was easy part
(Michigan) -- A week ago, Crain's Sherri Welch reported on crainsdetroit.com that the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians planned to build a $245 million...
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Lansing casino faces obstacles
(Michigan) -- Two Michigan Indian tribes accused Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero of making racist attacks toward them Monday, as the debate to build a casino in downtown...
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Lansing mayor apologizes for racial remarks about casino opposition
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero is under fire this morning from two Michigan Indian tribes and a tribal lobbyist who said the mayor made several racially...
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Lansing mayor apologizes for statement attacking casino opponents
(Michigan) -- The mayor of Lansing issued an apology Monday after two Native Tribes issued a broadside blasting him for remarks made at a political fundraiser. Mayor...
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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero called tribal spokesperson 'Chief Chicken Little,' used racial slurs at fundraiser, tribes allege
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero used racial slurs and profanity to describe the spokesperson of two Native American tribes opposing his plans for a $245 million...
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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Chair response to fracas over Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero's comments
(Michigan) -- The chairman of the Michigan tribe hoping to open a $245 million casino in Lansing responded Monday to the remarks Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero is said to...
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Sault Tribe sets dates for new Lansing casino meetings
(Michigan) -- Now that the public announcement has been made and the confidentiality period ended, Sault Tribe is working to get information out to its membership...
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Tribe Calls On Lansing Mayor To Apologize For ‘Racial Slurs’
(Michigan) -- The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe wants Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero to issue a formal apology after he reportedly used profanity and racial slurs at a...
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Tribes rip Lansing mayor's comments; apology made
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero was criticized Monday by Native American tribal representatives who say he made racially insensitive comments at a fundraising...
1/29/2012
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Column: Spreading casinos to cities like Jackson not so crazy anymore
(Michigan) -- Crackpot ideas are sometimes far ahead of the trend-making curve. Exactly 20 years ago this winter, some Jackson community leaders proposed giving the...
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Hirten: Jobs key to Lansing casino plan
(Michigan) -- One of the prime benefits of the proposed downtown Lansing casino is jobs — 1,500 of them, according to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa...
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Land for proposed Lansing casino would go for $1.24M
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians would pay $1.24 million for property near Michigan Avenue and Cedar Street in order to construct a downtown...
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OP/ED: Lansing casino plan is a bad bet
(Michigan) -- If you want to roll the dice on hypocrisy, there's probably no better bet than to examine the state's relationship with gambling. Private betting...
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Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe opposes planned casino in Lansing
(Michigan) -- The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is one opponent to a Northern Michigan tribe’s plan for construction of a casino in downtown Lansing. The Sault Ste...
1/28/2012
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Column: Spreading casinos to cities like Jackson not so crazy anymore
(Michigan) -- Crackpot ideas are sometimes far ahead of the trend-making curve. Exactly 20 years ago this winter, some Jackson community leaders proposed giving the...
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How the Sault Tribe thinks the Lansing casino is legal
(Michigan) -- One line in an obscure law passed as Congress rushed to adjournment more than 14 years ago might provide the loophole that would allow construction of a...
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Land for proposed Lansing casino has $1.24 million price tag
(Michigan) -- Property for a proposed casino in downtown Lansing could cost an Upper Peninsula Indian tribe $1.24 million. The two-part land purchase between the city...
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Sault tribe would pay $1.24M for city land
(Michigan) -- An Upper Peninsula American Indian tribe that wants to build a casino in downtown Lansing would pay the city $1.24 million for property for the project.
1/27/2012
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Cliff Schrader: Don't bet on new Lansing casino scheme paying off
(Michigan) -- It seems casinos and convention centers are becoming all the rage in Michigan. State media was running wild this week with coverage of Lansing Mayor Virg...
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Fruitport Township, Lansing casino proposals feature similarities, differences
(Michigan) -- An American Indian tribe is proposing construction of an off-reservation casino in Michigan. The proposed casino's supporters point to creating jobs...
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Gun Lake tribe says a Lansing casino would break Gun Lake Casino's compact with the state
(Michigan) -- Two leaders of the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians said this morning that efforts by another tribe to build a proposed $245 million casino in Lansing...
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Lansing casino documents: Sault Chippewa tribe would pay $1.24M for property
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians would pay $1.24 million for property near Michigan Avenue and Cedar Street in order to construct a downtown...
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Proposed Lansing, Fruitport casinos seeking approvals differently
(Michigan) -- Two proposed American Indian casinos, one in Fruitport Township and one in Lansing, appear to be charting different courses in the quest to gain the...
1/26/2012
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A Lansing casino? Not without a Sault Tribe member vote!
(Michigan) -- On Tuesday, the Sault Tribe Board approved a Lansing casino proposal. Members want so much for this to be a good deal, but in the past, closed door deals...
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Lansing casino: A closer look
(Michigan) -- When Matthew Fletcher examined the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act a little closer this week, he thought, maybe the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of...
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MSU professor says purported crime, bankruptcies caused by casinos are myths
(Michigan) -- Speculation has begun as to how a casino planned for downtown Lansing by Mayor Virg Bernero and the Sault Ste. Tribe of Chippewa Indians would impact the...
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MSU Professor, Casino Expert Weighs In On Casino Debate
(Michigan) -- This week, people in mid-Michigan learned about a proposal to bring a casino to downtown Lansing. Ever since the Monday announcement it seems like everyone...
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Proposed Lansing Casino May Affect Jackson Community
(Michigan) -- Talks of a casino in downtown Lansing have groups in Jackson wondering what it could mean for that area, especially when it comes to the potential economic...
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Sault Tribe Reaches Casino Agreement With City Of Lansing
(Michigan) -- An Upper Peninsula Indian Tribe has approved plans for a 245-million dollar casino in downtown Lansing. On Tuesday night—the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe...
1/25/2012
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$245 million downtown casino announced for Lansing, Michigan
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero and Michigan’s largest federally recognized Indian tribe today announced plans for a $245 million downtown Lansing casino to be...
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BLOG: It's a safe bet lobbyists and flaks will be big winners
(Michigan) -- Washington D.C.-based bureaucrats and the federal courts will ultimately decide if the Sault Ste. Marie band of Chippewa Indians can roll the dice on a...
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Michigan could lose $22M if Lansing casino approved
(Michigan) -- Michigan could lose more than $20 million in gaming proceeds it receives from two in-state American Indian tribes if a proposed tribal casino opens in...
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Sault Tribe board votes in favor of proposed Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- The board of directors of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians voted 8-2 Tuesday in favor of a proposed $245 million casino.
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The gamble: Reconfiguring the Stadium District and how a pair of attorneys came to believe in bringing a casino to Lansing
(Michigan) -- Virg Bernero says he’s wanted a casino in Lansing ever since he was elected mayor in 2005. He expressed this desire on several occasions since then,...
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Tribe's board votes to move forward with proposed $245 million casino in downtown Lansing
(Michigan) -- The Board of Directors for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has voted to move forward with a proposed $245 million casino in downtown Lansing.
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Word on the street: What do you say about a Lansing casino?
(Michigan) -- If you haven’t heard yet, there was some big development news out of the city this week having to do with a casino, thousands of jobs and four-year college...
1/24/2012
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Casino Project Unveiled for Lansing
(Michigan) -- A legal battle is shaping up over a proposal to build a tribal casino near Lansing's capitol. Monday, Mayor Virg Bernero and Joe Entrim, Tribal leader...
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Charlie Langton: Lansing Mayor Tells Casino Opponents To ‘Screw Off’
(Michigan) -- A fiery Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero visited Charlie Langton’s morning show on Talk Radio 1270 Tuesday to defend a plan to add a casino to the state...
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Congressman Mike Rogers: Casinos bring 'cannibalizing of local businesses, more crime and prostitution'
(Michigan) -- U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, does not support the $245 million, 125,000-square-foot casino city officials and the Sault Ste. Tribe of Chippewa...
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Is A Casino Coming To Lansing?
(Michigan) -- The State Capitol wants a casino, but it’s going to take a lot more than luck to make it happen. It’s going to take lawyers and lots of them....
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Lansing casino scholarship fund could draw families to city
(Michigan) -- A scholarship funded by a proposed Lansing casino could draw new families to the city and slow or reverse a declining enrollment trend, in addition to...
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Lansing mayor tells casino opponents: 'Screw off!'
(Michigan) -- Lansing’s mayor Tuesday told opponents of the casino proposed for his city to “screw off.” Mayor Virg Bernero, speaking on a Detroit...
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Lawyers say 'unique statute' in federal act will make Lansing casino possible
(Michigan) -- Backers of a proposed $245 million tribally-owned casino in Lansing say the casino will be legal under a special provision of the ichigan Indian Land...
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Legal Challenges to Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Proposed plans for a tribal casino in Lansing may face legal troubles. Other state tribal groups are considering suing the stop the project. They claim it...
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OP/ED: Lansing casino a bad bet for Michigan
(Michigan) -- As only the most recent arrivals in the long line of players looking for a piece of Michigan's casino gambling action, Lansing and Mayor Virg Bernero...
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OP/ED: Lansing right to pursue casino proposal
(Michigan) -- Yes, backers of a plan to put a tribal casino in downtown Lansing face tough odds. Still, the city should pursue the possibility. Casinos are already in...
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Rep. Mike Rogers: Casinos 'underdeliver' on economic growth
(Michigan) -- U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers — who opposed proposed American Indian casinos in 2008 — is opposing a new proposal for an Indian casino in Lansing said...
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Report: Lansing casino could cost Michigan money
(Michigan) -- A casino being proposed by the city of Lansing could end up costing the state of Michigan $22 million, according to MIRS, a capital news service.
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Some believe economic impact from Lansing casino could stretch south to Jackson
(Michigan) -- In Jackson, many reacted with enthusiasm to the possibility that Lansing will be the latest Michigan community to bet on a big-budget casino.
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Tim Skubick: Lansing Casino is a Big Gamble
(Michigan) -- If you are a betting person, don’t bet on this. The "Angriest Mayor in America" is no longer angry. Instead, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero is...
1/23/2012
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'3-fer' / Unveiling the next phase of entertainment development in Lansing: A downtown casino
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero will unveil plans this morning for a tribal casino in downtown Lansing, a major economic development project meant to create...
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Bernero: Downtown casino to bring jobs, scholarship funding to city
(Michigan) -- Lansing’s entertainment district is set to be expanded to attract Michigan residents, once a new casino is built to draw visitors to the downtown...
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Bold casino plan likely to face legal challenges
(Michigan) -- Legal challenges to a proposed tribal casino in downtown Lansing began to mount Monday, hours after Mayor Virg Bernero and an Upper Peninsula tribal leader...
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Challenges Ahead For A Proposed Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Leaders in Lansing have just made a big announcement, a partnership with an Upper Peninsula tribe that could bring a couple thousand permanent and...
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Chippewa propose casino in Lansing
(Michigan) -- Critics of a proposal by the Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians for a casino in Lansing, Mich., say the off-reservation project is "not viable...
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Downtown Casino: Pros and Cons
(Michigan) -- Go anywhere near Emmett Township, and it's tough to miss Firekeepers Casino. "It's become a place where people can come out that haven't...
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Editorial: Lansing casino would be a lousy bet for Michigan
(Michigan) -- As only the most recent arrivals in the long line of players looking for a piece of Michigan's casino gambling action, Lansing and Mayor Virg Bernero...
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Lansing bets on a casino, but others are betting against it
(Michigan) -- Lansing officials have announced plans for a project they say could create thousands of jobs, fatten local revenues and help thousands of school children...
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Lansing casino builders face potential suit aimed at shutting project down
(Michigan) -- Opponents began lining up today against a $245-million casino that an Upper Peninsula Indian tribe wants to build in downtown Lansing, with legal observers...
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Lansing casino plan faces a fight from 2 Detroit casinos, outstate tribes
(Michigan) -- As opponents lined up against a major casino that an Upper Peninsula Indian tribe wants to build in Lansing, legal observers said Monday that the $245-...
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Lansing casino plan includes 2,200 jobs
(Michigan) -- A tribal casino proposed for downtown Lansing would create 2,200 jobs, improve the viability of the city's convention center and fund scholarships for...
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Lansing casino proposed (w/ promo video)
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero today announced a plan to bring a $245 million tribal casino to downtown Lansing. Joined by Joe Eitrem, chairman of the Sault Ste. Marie...
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Lansing casino video / City releases an aerial-view video on the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- The announcement of the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino at the Lansing Center today featured a 90-second video of what the casino would look like from an...
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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Sault Ste. Marie tribe announce plans for $245 million casino in downtown Lansing
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and officials with the Sault Ste. Tribe of Chippewa Indians plan to build a $245 million casino in downtown Lansing.
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Lansing police 'excited' at prospect of downtown casino, will research potential crime affects, chief says
(Michigan) -- Lansing Police Chief Teresa Szymanski said Mayor Virg Bernero's Monday announcement of a downtown Lansing casino is "exciting news."
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Like Flint Township casino proposal, Lansing gaming plan faces obstacles
(Michigan) -- An Upper Peninsula Indian tribe is planning to build a new $245-million casino in Lansing, but like a proposed gambling hall in Flint Township, it faces...
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Mayor Unveils Plans for Downtown Lansing Casino
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero unveiled plans Monday for an American Indian Casino in Lansing's downtown. Bernero says the casino will bring jobs, economic...
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette: Michigan has 'enough casinos'
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office says he’s waiting to see how the city of Lansing plans to move forward with a proposed casino...
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Plans call for $245 million American Indian casino in downtown Lansing
(Michigan) -- A $245 million American Indian casino in downtown Lansing could create about 2,200 jobs and help fund scholarships for area students, backers of the plan...
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Plans call for $245M casino in downtown Lansing
(Michigan) -- Plans call for a $245 million American Indian casino in downtown Lansing that backers say could create about 2,200 jobs.
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Proposed Lansing Casino Faces Legal Hurdles
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero says the proposed Downtown Lansing casino would bring more jobs to the city and money to fund scholarships for Lansing students. However...
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Report: Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe to fight Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- A tribe with its own casino 70 miles north of Lansing said it would attempt to stop the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians from building a casino...
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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe plans Lansing casino; 1,500 jobs, $250 million a year in revenue expected
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians plans to build and operate a $245 million casino in Lansing's downtown entertainment district. The 125,...
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Tribe plans Lansing casino / Proposed Kewadin gaming hall expected to create 2,200 jobs
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians wants to get back in the off-reservation casino business after the bankruptcy of its Greektown Casino Hotel...
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Tribe's plans for a new casino in Lansing could transform struggling city
(Michigan) -- An Upper Peninsula Indian tribe familiar to metro Detroiters for opening and, ultimately, losing the Greektown Casino-Hotel to bankruptcy, plans another...
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Tribes vow lawsuit if Lansing casino plan moves forward
(Michigan) -- A Calhoun County-based American Indian tribe has joined with another tribe in opposing a plan to build a $245 million Indian-owned casino in downtown...
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Tribes vow lawsuit over casino plan / Local owners say Lansing site would violate law
(Michigan) -- A Calhoun County-based American Indian tribe has joined with another tribe in opposing a plan to build a $245 million Indian-owned casino in downtown...
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Two tribes threaten to sue over Sault plan for Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Two Michigan Indian tribes have threatened legal action if the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians' plan for a $245 million off-reservation...
1/22/2012
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Is a casino in Lansing's future?
(Michigan) -- Officials in Lansing are expected to announce plans tomorrow to build an Indian casino in the capitol city. Opposition to the plan is already gathering.
1/21/2012
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Feeling lucky? MIRS reports Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero to announce casino plans Monday
(Michigan) -- MIRS reports that Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero will announce on Monday plans for a casino in the Capital City. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians...
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Report: Lansing Mayor to Announce Plans For Casino
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero will announce on Monday plans for a casino next to the Lansing Center, according to MLive.com. The proposal comes as part of a...
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Saginaw Chippewas say they will 'vehemently' oppose proposed downtown Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the city of Lansing reportedly plan to announce plans for a downtown Lansing casino on Monday – but the...
1/20/2012
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Michigan Indian tribe wants to halt plans for downtown Lansing Indian casino
(Michigan) -- A Michigan Indian tribe today launched a preemptive attack against plans for a major off-reservation casino said to be in the works for downtown Lansing.
1/18/2012
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Casino for Lansing? / Negotiations are making progress, sources say
(Michigan) -- The Bernero administration and tribal representatives are moving ahead with a proposal for a casino involving the Lansing Center, sources say. One of the...
10/12/2011
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Lansing casino is 'not a realistic expectation,' experts say
(Michigan) -- Building a tribal casino in Lansing might be harder than you think — in fact, its almost impossible to bring a tribal casino to the city, legal...
10/8/2011
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Lansing officials split on why they oppose a south suburban casino
(Michigan) -- A village trustee said Tuesday he wishes he could urge Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, to give up on talk of casinos, suggesting that...
10/6/2011
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OP/ED/ Too soon to bet on a casino for Lansing
(Michigan) -- Recent speculation aside, a casino coming to Lansing is, at this point, a remote possibility at best. Still, the community should have a chance to consider...
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Professors debate pros, cons of proposed Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Gary Gagnon has noticed a profound change in Mount Pleasant, Mich., since a casino complex opened up in 1994. The town used to be dead at Thanksgiving and...
10/2/2011
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Local casino negotiations move ahead, gain support
(Michigan) -- Within a year, 300 new slot machines might illuminate the banks of the Grand River in downtown Lansing if the city’s mayor, Virg Bernero, has his way.
10/1/2011
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Lansing considers a casino downtown
(Michigan) -- The city of Lansing and the Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians are discussing the possibility of a downtown Lansing casino.
9/30/2011
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'Tremendous positive impact' / Bernero says he 'strongly' support a Lansing casino
(Michigan) -- Without commenting on negotiations for a casino in Lansing that sources say are occurring, Mayor Virg Bernero said today he strongly supports a casino here.
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Are city officials close to rolling the dice on a casino in Lansing?
(Michigan) -- Media reports claim the city of Lansing is talking with a native American tribe about opening a casino in the capital city.
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Is a casino coming to Lansing?
(Michigan) -- The city of Lansing is negotiating with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians for a downtown casino to be built behind the Lansing Center, Ted O...
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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero in talks with tribe for downtown casino
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is in talks with the city of Lansing to bring a casino to town. MIRS reported late Thursday that Mayor Virg...
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Published report says Lansing officials may be in casino talks with Chippewa Indian tribe
(Michigan) -- The township may not be the only area in Michigan flirting with the idea of a new casino development. This report in City Pulse says Lansing Mayor Virg...
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Report: Lansing in Talks to Build Downtown Casino
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero's administration is talking with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians about building a casino downtown, north of...
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