Whitmer vows veto over budget without infrastructure funding
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer told reporters at Zeeland Farm Services that she will veto any budget failing to fund infrastructure. With the Sep 30 deadline looming, she urged the Republican Legislature to reconvene and finalize a plan, noting the need for a timely session and highlighting a proposed 45 cent fuel tax.
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Holland City primary narrows council race to three
Holland voters narrowed the at large city council race to Lyn Raymond Vicki Lynn Holmes and Wayne Kiomparens in the August 6 primary. Raymond led with 1 173 votes representing 41.4 percent Holmes had 918 votes or 32.4 percent and Kiomparens 740 votes or 26.1 percent. Holmes is Hope College math and education associate professor and Raymond leads Lakeshore Housing Alliance at Ottawa County United Way. Holmes and Holmes said the race focused on listening and better communication for Holland as they prepare for the November ballot.
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Four charged in turkey death in Waukaroo Woods
Four 18 year olds face arraignment on August 13 over the Fourth of July killing of a neighborhood turkey named Token or Mr. Gobbles. Police say the bird was decapitated with a hatchet at the Dyken Avenue and Edgewood Drive intersection.
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Bipartisan Graham Blumenthal gun bill gains momentum in Congress
After weekend mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that killed 31 people, a bipartisan proposal by Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Richard Blumenthal gains momentum in Congress amid Republican resistance to stricter gun control. Co sponsors include Representative Fred Upton and other House members.
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