Michigan State Capitol Lansing following a decision made March 17, 1847, to move the capital from Detroit to Lansing. The Detroit building then became a public school (the Union School, at one time the city's only high school) and library until it burned in 1893. The 1835 Michigan Constitution provided that: Prior to 1847, Detroit fought to maintain the Capitol within its jurisdiction, but communities in the growing western part of the state had many reasons for wanting a move inland, including the need to increase defensibility by moving the state government away from the Canada–US border. Detroit had been occupied during the
Lansing USD 469 7 pm at the District Office. Lansing USD 469 Lansing Schools USD 469 is a public school district located in Lansing, Kansas, United States. It is in Leavenworth County in the northeastern portion of the state, part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Lansing School USD 469 is currently under the leadership of Superintendent Darrel Stufflebeam. The Lansing board of education is currently under the leadership of President Richard Whitlow and Vice President Beth Stevenson. Other board members include Gary Courtney, Debbie Deere, Claudia Logue, Jeff Martin, and Robert Nye. Board Clerk is Doniaell Brandt. The board meets on the