The incoming Lansing City Council is half Latino, half educators

Mayor Andy Schor is staking much of his third term on Lansing’s future growth as two new council members take office.

At a Jan. 1 inauguration ceremony at Impression 5 Science Center, the mayor touted $4 billion in investment in the city in his previous eight years – “and I actually looked that up.”

“You see it when the skyline changes; you see it when there are cranes in the air,” he said, along with a pledge to work aggressively on housing and jobs.

There are two new council members this year: Clara Martinez and Deyanira Nevarez Martinez…

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