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135th annual meeting: The State of GR Business held Wednesday

Some workers may get a larger tax refund this year because of the Earned Income Tax Credit. But some residents may need help filing their returns, and some may not even know they qualify. Jennifer Moss reports on the Heart of West Michigan United Way’s no cost tax prep for those who need help.

We talk to Mark Jackson and Ella Morgan.

The Tuskegee Institute, now referred to as Tuskegee University is a private, historically Black university in Tuskegee Alabama. It’s well known for its first president, Booker T. Washington and as the home of scientist George Washington Carver and of the World War II era Tuskegee Airmen.

Effort part of state mandate of being lead-free by 2040

A series of West Michigan immigrant advocacy groups gathered in Wyoming on Wednesday, urging the new state legislature to ensure all Michigan residents have access to driver's licenses.

"It’s been tough,” Senior Program Director, Julie Kendrick said. “We are using every single inch of available space for overnight shelter. We are all too aware of the fact that, if we turn someone away, they will be sleeping in the cold, so we find more room. We buy more beds. We figure it out.”

"Trafficking is highly relational. It is important to create healthy and safe relationships while using a trauma informed response."

Protecting the American Project was the focus Tuesday at Grand Valley State University. On the National Day of Racial Healing, author and political commentator Eddie Glaude Jr. was keynote speaker examining America’s past and its impact on the present. Glaude argues democracy is in the balance

“I just couldn’t believe they were paying me to do it,” says Purnell, a graduate of Ottawa Hills High School and point guard for the Bengal’s state championship basketball team in 1968.