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Donald Trump · WashingtonWASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to hear: the automotive industry he said he wants to save was being hurt by his…See the Story
Whitmer Warns Trump About Tariffs' Effect on Carmakers
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Michigan · MichiganAll districts — Local school districts are seeing an increase in students facing homelessness, as housing prices soar and schools face uncertainty about the future of funding earmarked for serving that population. Casey Gordon, special populations consultant at Kent ISD and regional McKinney-Vento Act coordinator, works with school district liaisons in Kent and Allegan counties who serve students and families who are experiencing homelessness. …Read Article
Student homeless numbers increase, future funding uncertain

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsAll districts — Family Promise of West Michigan CEO Tenisa Frye was working on a recent rainy Saturday in July when a woman came to the organization’s door in downtown Grand Rapids. “She said, ‘I was told to come here,’” Frye recalled. The woman had called the 211 Helpline, which connects people in need to resources, but she desperately wanted to talk to someone in person. “I told her to come in out of the rain,” Frye said, and the two began to …Read Article