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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about community banking making a comeback. A ballot initiative raising high-income earner taxes supporting K-12 schools. A health insurer reevaluating weight-loss drug coverage.

Muskegon, Newaygo, and Hesperia to receive grant funds

The marquee battle was over the education budget that set spending for public universities, community colleges and K-through-12 schools

The state is approving a 10-million-dollar loan to help create a new “Workforce Housing Loan Fund.”

The project includes the construction of a pedestrian bridge, miles of non-motorized trails, streetscaping improvements and a complete reimagination of the city center along 28th street.

The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments has awarded $60,000 in state funding to more than a dozen communities to support assessments of road…