Focus West Michigan
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Focus West Michigan is a daily news podcast from WGVU presenting local news, as well as features on community organizations, events, and more.
Latest Episodes
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Lowell Area Schools is asking voters to consider two tax proposals on the August 4th ballot, environmentalists are criticizing a state permitting decision in favor of a proposed oil and natural gas pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, and more.
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A shift to online payments has Grand Rapids closing in on a one-billion0dollar milestone, a new plan from the governor's office to regulate data centers includes new laws, and more.
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Kent County and Grand Rapids election officials are publicly testing equipment that make elections run fairly and smoothly,
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Monthly ridership on downtown Grand Rapids’ free shuttle service experienced a sharp drop in May after the city cut routes to save money, there’s a new challenge to the signatures for a petition to limit political donations from Michigan’s public utilities and large government contractors, and more.
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The continued operation of the J.H. Campbell power plant is costing millions and creating environmental issues, Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed nine bills hours after the Michigan Supreme Court ordered them to be delivered to her, and more.
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West Michigan counties are now experiencing the outbreak of intestinal illness spreading across the state,
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Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young is retiring this October after 37 years of service in Kent County, leaders of a cash assistance program for pregnant and new mothers have a $20 million dispute with the Republican leadership of the Michigan state House, and more.
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A recent state-wide survey indicates a majority of Michiganders believe tariffs are contributing to inflation, Democrats running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat fought it out over the role of outside money in politics during Tuesday's debate, and more.
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An interfaith coalition united in Grand Rapids to promote voting rights ahead of this November's election, candidates in two of Michigan's most hotly contested statewide primary elections will debate this week, and more.
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Grand Rapids' John Ball Zoo won't receive funding in next year's state budget to help fund a proposed aquarium, reaction to McMorrow dropping out of the Senate race, and more.