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Political gridlock in the state Legislature has left education funding in limbo. School News Network’s Charles Honey talks with Dan Behm, executive director of Education Advocates of West Michigan, breaking down the reasons for the logjam and what can be done about it.
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We bring together two strangers for a conversation - about their lives - not politics. Abby and Sherry are both librarians. They share their love for literature and discuss how religion has influenced their lives and worldviews.
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about a state law addressing surprise hospital billing and the groundbreaking of Grand Rapids’ Joan Secchia Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital. Also, a new retail trend: surging bookstore construction.
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David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander look at two movies from Peter Bogdanonvich; “What’s Up, Doc?” and “Paper Moon”
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talks about the Michigan Supreme Court's rulings impacting businesses and their employees. Also, Kent County voters renew the Ready By Five millage and the lodging tax hike supporting transformational projects.
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Yasojiro Ozu is one of the greatest Japanese directors from the silent era until his death in 1963. Tokyo Story is masterpiece, made in 1953. On today’s Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Tokyo Story and more from Ozu’s filmography
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Michigan and five other states are regulating the use of artificial intelligence in television and radio political campaign ads. WGVU talks with Chris Trebilcock, an attorney with Clark Hill about the proposed regulation’s strengths and shortcomings.
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talks about a ‘game-changing’ energy storage company, health insurers proposing increases for the coming year, and opposition to Kent County’s hotel/motel tax increase.
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Two American Families: 1991-2024 is a portrait of perseverance from FRONTLINE and Bill Moyers that raises unsettling questions about the changing nature of the American economy and the impact on people struggling to make a living. WGVU’s Patrick Center talks with producers and directors Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes.
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Have You Seen…? looks at an unusual movie, Peter Ibbetson, starring Gary Cooper and Ann Harding. It presents a dreamlike love story that uses alternate realities and philosophical ideas unlike most classic Hollywood movies. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about this film and a warning, there are spoilers
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talks about Trinity Health opening it’s $6.5 million Rockford emergency center. Michigan’s public universities raising tuition. Office Furniture makers predicting sales growth. But first, are we beginning to see signs of an uptick in affordable housing construction across the state?
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talk about manufacturers embracing artificial intelligence, office furniture maker Steelcase seeking a competitive advantage by aggressively reducing carbon emissions, and Priority Health is expanding into Indiana and Ohio.