City Pulse Publisher: No Surprises Expected in Lansing Mayoral Primary

WKAR Public Media | By Kevin Lavery

Published August 8, 2017 at 4:12 PM EDT

Front of Lansing City Hall building — Lansing City Hall.

Lansing City Pulse publisher Berl Schwartz talked with WKAR's Kevin Lavery a day before the August 8, 2017 Lansing Mayoral Primary. He talked about the expected turnout for the mayoral and city council candidate races.

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