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Lansing is not known as a big-time sailing destination, but MSU’s sailing club has a strong home on Lake Lansing and with each other.
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Andrew Roth/WKAR-MSUDemocratic U.S. House candidate Will Lawrence said during a No Kings rally in Lansing that President Donald Trump should be “put on trial” for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol. -
Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio NetworkEaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd won the endorsement for Michigan attorney general and Macomb County Clerk Tony Forlini won the Michigan secretary of state endorsement.
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