Members of the university community regale statewide change enacted because students mobilized after the school shooting on campus last year Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday joined Michigan State University students in…
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In Grand Rapids, NYU historian examines US authoritarianism and ways to push back
Calvin College professor emeritus Doug Koopman sat down with New York University professor and historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat Thursday in Grand Rapids to discuss her studies on fascism and the threat of authoritarianism…
Gwen Walz uses her ‘teacher voice’ calling for Michigan educators to mobilize for Harris
It’s back to school season and former teacher Gwen Walz can smell the sharpened pencils and fresh paper from the campaign trail. Walz reminisced Wednesday with educators in Grand Rapids about her…
Gabby Giffords stumps for Harris, Democrats in Grand Rapids
Gun control advocate former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords campaigned Monday for Vice President Kamala Harris in Grand Rapids, headlining a community violence prevention press conference and a women voter mobilization event. The…
Trump and Vance talk RNC, assassination attempt and manufacturing at Grand Rapids rally
One week out from the assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally, former President Donald Trump returned to Grand Rapids with his newly nominated running mate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), where they…
In Grand Rapids, DeVos declines to say whether she’ll endorse Trump
While speaking in Grand Rapids on Monday, Former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos offered little when asked if she would support former President Donald Trump — her former boss — in the…
Grand Rapids residents call for greater transparency in police brutality cases
Chants for justice for individuals who had been killed by law enforcement in Grand Rapids were both shouted and sung Friday afternoon by local advocates and families impacted by police brutality on…
In Grand Rapids, Jill Biden hails Betty Ford for her lasting mark on women’s health care
“Well, what would Betty Ford do?” In a raspy voice, first lady Jill Biden told attendees that’s what she was thinking before arriving to headline the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation’s annual…
Police Officers Association of Michigan endorses Trump during Grand Rapids event on border security
Members of Michigan law enforcement flanked former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, offering their support as the Republican condemned the murder of a Grand Rapids woman, who law enforcement asserts was killed…
Trump to campaign on immigration in Grand Rapids next week
Former President Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally in Grand Rapids next week as he seeks to highlight the death of a local woman authorities allege was murdered by her boyfriend…