The Opposite of Fascism is Community - with guest Rebecca Kasen
During the October 13th meetings the Lansing City Council passed a resolution declaring Lansing an LGBTQ+ welcoming city. Many folks in attendance voiced their support for this resolution. Organizers from a tenants union working on getting Lansing to pass a "tenants bill of rights” appealed to council - as they are being stalled by the city attorney’s office. Our special guest Rebecca Kasen works as the executive director of the Women's Center of Greater Lansing. She has previously worked creating emergency housing, in disability services, and in social justice advocacy.Check out all the happenings at the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing here:https://lansingwomen.org/You can learn more about Lansing’s City Council here:https://www.lansingmi.gov/186/City-CouncilFind issue maps and bingo results from the meetings on the podcast’s patreon page here:https://www.patreon.com/whatLansingCouncil
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A Recap of the Recap with guest Kris Klein
During the September 29th Lansing city council meetings the council members did some shuffling of their proposed budget priorities. A flyer sent to residents paid for by the charter commission got called out for blatant propaganda. And transgender members of the community ask council to give statements denouncing hate targeting them and to provide further protections.Our guest this episode Kris Klein is the President and CEO of the Lansing Economic Development Corporation (LDEC) a non-profit committed to advancing Lansing's vitality and equitable economic growth. He’s a proud city of Lansing resident since 2011 and a fellow avid watcher of City Council meetings.The full discussion with Kris was unfortunately not recorded, apologies to Kris for some butchering of his thoughtful comments in the solo re-record.Learn more about the work of the LDEC here:https://lansingedc.com/And the LDEC’s small business technical assistance empower program:https://lansingedc.com/the-empower-programThey also have some very nice story maps of the corridor projects on their website.***You can learn more about Lansing’s City Council here:https://www.lansingmi.gov/186/City-CouncilFind meeting issues maps and bingo results from the meetings on the podcast’s patreon page here:https://www.patreon.com/whatLansingCouncil
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The CATA Bus Routes Go Round and Round - with guest Ben Shuldiner
During the September 22nd 2025 council meetings - the council heard public comments, mostly in-favor, of two developers asking for tax breaks to improve properties in the city by adding and maintaining ‘affordable’ housing. Other community members urged the city government to act to help folks experiencing homelessness. A Laingsburg resident with hospitality experience was appointed to the Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority (LEPFA) Board. And, council and public members agreed that parking offenders should be punished! This episode’s special guest is Ben Shuldiner, our Superintendent of the Lansing Public School District. He's been with us since the summer of 2021 and previously worked as a teacher, principal, school board and educational leader in New York City and abroad.Learn more about council here:https://www.lansingmi.gov/186/City-CouncilContact our superintendent here, anytime!:https://www.lansingschools.net/departments/superintendent/Join the patreon community for games and maps!:https://www.patreon.com/whatLansingCouncil
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Give Us Your Angry Calls - with guest DeLisa Fountain
During the Sept 8th Lansing city council meeting the council heard two plans from property developers: one in north Old Town near the Turner Dodge House to build a new apartment building with 76 units using a brownfield redevelopment tax incentive plan, another in South Lansing next to the Oak Park YMCA to continue to maintain a 618 unit “village” with a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) plan. Take note! the Mayor will be in a dunk tank THIS SATURDAY, don’t miss your opportunity to dunk the Mayor!Our special guest this episode is DeLisa Fountain, DeLisa is a proud mom of three young men, and she works as the Director of Lansing's Neighborhoods, Arts & Citizen Engagement Department. She also champions community engagement by working with various youth empowerment organizations, serving on the Capital Area Community Services Board, the Lansing Empowerment Network Board, and the Mayor’s Gun Violence Task Force.Find more great stuff on the Patreon:https://patreon.com/WhatLansingCouncilLook at this for more information on the Mayor dunk tank and community fundraising event (sorry, I can only find the facebook posting about this): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C3vqCBPh4/Information about City Council: https://www.lansingmi.gov/186/City-CouncilInformation about the Neighborhoods, Arts & Citizen Engagement Department: https://www.lansingmi.gov/180/Neighborhoods-Arts-Citizen-EngagementInformation about the Neighborhood Resource Summit on October 15th: https://www.lansingmi.gov/905/Neighborhood-Resource-Summits
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Pizza Hour with guest Sarah Anthony
At the August 25th meeting the Lansing city council updated the process for deciding who gets city contracts over $15,000 dollars. Council also did some self-regulating, to update attendance and punishment rules for missed meetings. Public comments include both angry and appreciative stances on trash collection consolidation and plans for unhoused residents.Our guest is State Senator Sarah Anthony. Senator Anthony represents Michigan’s 21st district which includes all of Eaton county and ⅔ of Ingham county, she has previously worked as an elected Ingham County commissioner and state representative, now as Senator she is the chair of the Senate appropriations committee.Follow Senator Anthony:https://www.instagram.com/sarahanthony517/https://www.facebook.com/SarahAnthony517https://x.com/sarahanthony517Lansing City Council:https://www.lansingmi.gov/186/City-CouncilWhat Lansing Council Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/WhatLansingCouncil
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