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In today's newsletter:

  • What Lansing's move to drop Flock cameras means for your privacy
  • What will $400 million in new projects mean for downtown Lansing?
  • How many guns did Lansing's annual church buyback take off streets?

Also on today's calendar: Absolute Music: Berofsky Quartet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Monday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 63, low: 36.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Communities wrestle with license plate reader technology (msu.edu) — Lansing residents should know their City Council has asked the mayor and police department to end the city's contract with Flock Safety automated license plate readers amid statewide debates over privacy and data retention. The article explains how these cameras work, what safeguards police chiefs and the company support, and how other Michigan cities are tightening oversight or canceling their systems while lawmakers consider statewide regulations.
   

2. Developer plans $400M downtown Lansing redevelopment (finance-commerce.com) — Downtown Lansing is poised for a major transformation as developer Gary Granger plans up to $400 million in new investment, including a revamped One Michigan Avenue and high-end housing on Washington Square. Several mixed-use and apartment projects could add dozens of units and new restaurants, building on other ongoing developments like New Vision Lansing and Capitol Walk. Residents can expect more housing options and a livelier core over the next few years.
   

3. Lansing church holds 5th annual gun buyback (wilx.com) — A Lansing church hosted its fifth annual gun buyback this morning, offering $100 per firearm to help residents safely dispose of unwanted weapons. With Lansing police and the Ingham County sheriff on-site, organizers emphasized preventing accidents, suicides, and thefts while drawing participants from across mid-Michigan. The effort could remove well over a hundred guns from circulation this year.
   

4. Mid-Michigan musicians complete 60-hour-long jam session, breaking world record (wkar.org) — Musicians at UrbanBeat in Old Town Lansing just wrapped a 60-hour nonstop jam session they believe sets a new world record. More than 100 players rotated through the stage, improvising continuously under self-imposed rules to keep the music going. Organizers say the feat showcases Lansing's growing music scene and could inspire more collaborative jam nights for local performers.
   

5. 4 companies planned over 600 Michigan layoffs in September (mlive.com) — Workers at McLaren Greater Lansing's Collins Road campus are among 168 Morrison Healthcare employees losing their jobs across five McLaren sites after the company lost its food service contract. The story also details recent WARN notices from three other major employers, outlining more than 600 layoffs statewide that could affect where Lansing-area residents bank, shop, or seek specialized manufacturing work.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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