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A preview of the 25th Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium. Also, Lt. Gov. Gilchrist visited Grand Rapids, an opioid treatment program in county jails is getting a boost, and more state and West Michigan news.
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Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist visited a Grand Rapids childcare center today to highlight Governor Whitmer’s budget proposals that would expand childcare and provide free pre-K education for families
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The Ready by Five millage is scheduled to expire this year. Thursday, after requests for a millage increase, county commissioners voted to put it on the ballot at the current property tax rate.
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The Village of Sparta is getting creative to address the childcare crisis facing West Michigan. They've found a unique approach that doubles the number of children served
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The Michigan Department of Environmental, Great Lakes and Energy, or ELGE, announced plans this week to implement new protections against lead in school drinking water
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The Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce hosted the Kent County/Grand Rapids 2024 economic forecast this week.
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A new report titled, Balancing the Scales: A Proposal for a Systemwide Wage Scale to Address Michigan’s Early Childhood Education Crisis, suggests a unifying wage scale for early childhood educators could be one answer to the childcare crisis facing working parents and employers. WGVU spoke with Alex Andrews. He’s Director of Business Intelligence & Workforce Innovation with Grand Rapids-based TalentFirst.
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A new study suggests a unifying wage scale for early childhood educators could be an answer to the childcare crisis facing working parents and employers.
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Communities of color are disproportionately impacted by accessibility and cost.
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Research by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce finds that Michigan childcare-related employee turnover and absenteeism costs the state and employers nearly $2.9 billion annually.