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Meijer announced his candidacy in November and was contending for the Republican nomination against former members of Congress Mike Rogers and Justin Amash. Businessman Sandy Pensler is also running
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A defendant was charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a permit as a passenger in a vehicle. Her lawyer argued that Michigan’s concealed weapons law is not consistent with the nation’s historical traditions of gun regulation at the time the Bill of Rights was adopted
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There were no votes held on the two bills and future hearings are expected. Democrats in the Legislature have put affordable housing on their to-do list for this session
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Commissioners unanimously approved amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance increasing and diversifying affordable dwelling units.
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It is the first time a sitting First Lady has been the keynote speaker. Former First Ladies Rosalynn Carter, Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Laura Bush have attended previously
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A state House Committee held a hearing today on an audit into the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. It looked at the agency's ability to catch fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic
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The story of fluoride in Grand Rapids, look ahead to the final production of the Grand Rapids Ballet’s season, a death certificate has been released on a Grand Rapids man who was recently killed by police, and more.
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According to the death certificate, Samuel Sterling sustained multiple blunt force injuries due to being struck by a vehicle
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Dr. Michael Henderson of VAI studies Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia together
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Advances in public health around the world are grounded in four areas: fluoridation, immunization, water purification and pasteurization. In the 1930s, the U.S. Public Health Service determined tooth decay “an urgent public health problem.” As part of NPR’s series on historical markers, Off the Mark, WGVU revisits Grand Rapids’ fluoride story with two dentists who lived it.
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The Michigan Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether sneakers and flip-flops can be considered dangerous weapons for the purpose of charging a teenager with assault
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The issue of trial court funding has been a pressing matter for years. A 2017 state law passed under then-Republican Governor Rick Snyder created a Trial Court Funding Commission to review concerns and come up with recommendations for lawmakers to pass