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Special ed teacher shortage, VIA receives grant, GR community survey, data center costs, Whitmer visits Trump, childcare bills and more

Rising energy costs is one concern at the center of the datacenter debate but Consumers Energy claims state protections prevent costs from shifting to existing customers

Kent County educators say funding cuts are negatively impacting meth and STEM students, some Michigan lawmakers are calling for amending the state constitution so utility regulators would be elected instead of appointed, and more.

Representatives from Microsoft hosted a community event in Gaines Township Tuesday and Lowell Township Thursday, sharing information on proposed datacenters in the region

The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team has declared the former site of a longtime Grand Rapids metal manufacturer a PFAS contamination site, a program that gives direct cash payments to pregnant and new others launched on Monday in the UP, and more.

The community events are Tuesday and Thursday in Gaines and Lowell townships

The Greater Grand Rapids NAACP is demanding full transparency and accountability after GRPD officers shot Da'Quain Johnson to death, Michigan bills to allow the sale of raw milk passed out of a state House of Representatives committee on Thursday, and more.

Grand Rapids may be getting a new sister city in Canada,

The tech giant requested a late March public hearing so it can hold a community meeting in early March first

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about the New Community Transformation Fund, a new care network designed to ease employer health costs, and local communities rush to accommodate data center construction.