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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talks about a report card grading area hospitals. Kent County voters will decide a lodging tax funding transformational projects. But first, the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation has come to a close.

Scott Vander Werf shares a conversation with host of WGVU’s The Jazz Spotlight, Harvey McKnight, a local group is kicking off Cinco De Mayo, more on the proposed aquarium in Kent County, and more.

A feasibility study conducted for John Ball Zoo shows that a potential aquarium should be built in Kent County as opposed to Muskegon County.

The Kent County Board of Commissioners voted today authorizing a ballot proposal that could increase the county’s lodging tax.

A preview of this week’s episode of FRONTLINE, Documenting Police Use of Force, Grand Rapids Public Schools are adding another health center, dairy farmers have some new rules prevent bird flu, and more state and West Michigan news.

In a letter sent to the Kent County Board of Commissioners, Grand Rapids city leaders say plans for an aquarium are in the works, but how would the project be funded?

Senior writer Mark Sanchez joins us to discuss:-West Michigan aquarium feasibility study-MSU-backed high-tech start-ups-State of Michigan career outlook

We talk to Josh Fritz.

We talk to Curator/Lead Marine Biologist Lauren Grauer.

We talk to Marine Biologist Gordon Greenley.