The Michigan budget does not separately fund early childhood programs even as it includes a higher per pupil increase, a new composting program at the Muskegon Farmers Market is removing food waste from local landfills, recently approved development in the Gaslight Village area of East Grand Rapids has a while to go before construction begins, the EMERGE Conference is coming to Grand Rapids on Thursday, improvements to Grand Haven's Rosy Mound Natural Area are underway.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan's new $80 billion budget on Tuesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the state's anti-hazing law.
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