Joe Bielecki
Audio/Digital Producer-
A Dutch princess is visiting Grand Rapids this week honoring Calvin University's 150th anniversary, Jewish state officials in Michigan are speaking out against antisemitism, and more.
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A Grand Rapids Public Schools leader has been placed on administrative leave through the end of the school year, Michigan education officials visited an elementary school in Waterford to build support for the governor's literacy spending plan, and more.
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Two Grand Rapids immigrant advocate organizations protested during today's Kent County Commission meeting, bills to relieve the impact of medical debt moved out of the Michigan Senate,
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Special ed teacher shortage, VIA receives grant, GR community survey, data center costs, Whitmer visits Trump, childcare bills and more
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Amphitheater traffic planning, Muskegon lighthouse restoration, GR First Ward vacancy, GE Aerospace expanding, NWS warning system, missing person alerts, child care worker wages
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Holland recycling center closer, groundbreaking in Boston Square, Kentwood shooting, Muskegon manufacturer closing, vaccine exemptions, bill would stop pay history demands, agricultural forum, school services program audit
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Kent County educators say funding cuts are negatively impacting meth and STEM students, some Michigan lawmakers are calling for amending the state constitution so utility regulators would be elected instead of appointed, and more.
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More than 40 community organizations want to end chronic homelessness in downtown Grand Rapids, signatures are now in to propose a Michigan constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, and more.
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We talk to Mallory Metzger about what's on offer.
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Grand Rapids has selected a developer to build a solar array at the former Butterworth Landfill site, the GOP-controlled state House adopted a bill to give the Legislature the final word on changes to the state's formal guidance to schools on meeting education standards, and more.