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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Sault Ste. Marie tribe announce plans for $245 million casino in downtown Lansing
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and officials with the Sault Ste. Tribe of Chippewa Indians plan to build a $245 million casino in downtown Lansing.  Lansing Casino5/21/2012
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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...
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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