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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West Michigan Pharmacies are closing at a rate that has industry experts warning about the rise of "pharmacy deserts", Juvenile justice advocates marked their latest policy wins with a gathering in Detroit, and more.
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This November Kent County voters will consider a jail millage renewal, Vice President JD Vance spend most of his time attacking Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed during a rally speech in Detroit on Monday, and more.
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State officials are working to address an oil leak at Millennium Park in Walker, a new state reports is evaluating how clean Michigan's voter rolls are, and more.
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Privacy concerns by area residents have led to the city of Grand rapids creating new oversight rules for the police department's license plat reader system, Michigan's attorney general is joining another multi-state lawsuit against the Trump Administration, and more.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson visited Muskegon on Wednesday to tout her housing plans in her run for Governor, the Michigan House of Representatives is forming a new select committee to consider policy changes to the state Bureau of Elections and Board of State Canvassers, and more.
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The Grand Rapids City Commission has selected Veo to replace Lime as the city's new sole e-bike and e-scooter vendor, Michigan House lawmakers approved a ballot initiative to limit political donations from some utilities and government contractors, and more.
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Consumers energy has completed more than a thousand projects strengthening its power grid this year with hundreds more planned, a proposed state constitutional amendment to tighten Michigan's voter ID laws barely missed a chance to make it before voters, and more.
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Four new accessible playgrounds in GR, back-to-school road safety, MSU medical school, US-Canada tariffs, Michigan revenue, Republican state convention
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Calvin University to host Wisdom in the Age of AI conference this October, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers launched a drive to attract Democratic voters, and more.
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AmeriCorps is lending Kids' Food Basket a hand as demand for meals for low-income students increases, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson named state Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks as her running mate, and more.