Hundreds gathered in Grand Rapids for the West Michigan Housing Summit, Meals on Wheels Western Michigan is scaling up to meet the needs of the expanding senior population, voters in Kent County in November will decide on a property tax increase to send more funds to the Kent County Jail, GVSU engineering students recently took part in the 35th annual Wooden Shoe Regatta, the Coca-Cola Company broke ground on it's new fairlife production facility in Coopersville.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson held a joint appearance to show support after the midterms, Kalamazoo County voters approved an eight-year millage for early childcare funding, the newest version of the U.S. Farm bill would cut nearly $2 billion dollars from a farmland conservation program.
U.S. News and World Report's 2026 Best States rankings have been released. WGVU's Shelley Irwin spoke with U.S. News Senior Data Editor Evan Comen about the results.
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