August 25, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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Retire Smart: Vanishing Pensions Another Case of Corporate Greed?

Rina Risper08 mins

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
 
  Stock market crashes have become fairly regular events since the economy collapsed in 2008 and 2009. Each time the market plunges, you can count on seeing a flurry of news reports looking at just how badly workplace 401(k) retirement portfolios have been hit. Rarely will you see a story asking why the market risk is born by individual workers; it’s just an assumed sub-text that we all must rely on the market, because employers no longer can afford to provide traditional defined benefit pensions.

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News Spotlight: Fire in Lansing Displaces 20 Families

Rina Risper03 mins

 Lansing Fire Department is still working at determining a cause for last nights apartment fire in the 3900 block of Burneway. Approximately 20 people were left homeless after the fire destroyed one unit severely, damaged another and caused damage to adjoining others. Some residents are being allowed to move back in today. 

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News Spotlight: BUS SERVICE CHANGES FOR WINTER BREAK

Rina Risper05 mins

LANSING, MI – The following CATA services operating on MSU campus will conclude for the holiday season as follows:

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News Spotlight: Backpacks, not the bombs inside, key to finding DNA

Rina Risper04 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — Catching terrorists who detonate bombs may be easier by testing the containers that hide the bombs rather than the actual explosives, according to pioneering research led by Michigan State University.
 

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News Spotlight: House Bill to Shorten Time Homeowners Have to Avoid Foreclosure

Rina Risper05 mins

LANSING, MI — On November 30, the House Banking & Financial Services Committee voted along party lines to pass HB 5176, shortening Michigan’s longstanding six-month Post-Foreclosure Redemption Period to three months for homeowners whose mortgages are what are commonly referred to as “portfolio loans”.

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News Spotlight: Michigan Legislative Black Caucus Files Lawsuit to Halt Michigan Legislative Redistricting Plan

Rina Risper04 mins

LANSING — Today, the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus (MLBC), along with the Detroit Branch NAACP, UAW and Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development (LaSED) today announced a lawsuit filed against State of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Secretary of State Ruth Johnson to halt the implementation of the Michigan Legislative Redistricting Plan.

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News Spotlight: SO YOU’RE GOING TO A BUSINESS HOLIDAY PARTY . . .

Rina Risper06 mins

By Doug Brown

I would like to share  some helpful tips on how to attend a Business Holiday Party and what pitfalls to avoid.  I am a bit of an expert as I have broken just about every rule I will cite…

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News Spotlight: MDA Food Safety Alerts: Product Recalls for Cheese and Candy

Rina Risper07 mins

Product Recall: Fair Oaks Dairy Products Issues Voluntary Recall For Fair Oaks Farms Fine Cheeses Half Pound Packages Because Of Possible Health Risk Due To Listeria Monoctyogenes Contamination

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See’s Candies, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on 8 ounce Almond Clusters

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News Spotlight: MADE IN MID-MICHIGAN FEATURE FILM UNLOCKS MYSTERY AND DRAMA

Rina Risper05 mins

 

A beautiful young woman who grew up questioning everything about her past gets a chance to unlock dark family secrets that will change her future… if she can survive the next 12 hours.

 

 

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