More LRE funding expected from state
Ottawa County Administrator Al Vanderberg told county commissioners that the Lakeshore Regional Entity should receive about a 7 percent funding boost as the state budget is renegotiated after vetoes. He noted ongoing MDHHS-LRE contract talks and the need for increased community mental health funding amid political budget standoff.
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West Olive
Ottawa
al Vanderberg
Gretchen Whitmer
Lakeshore
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
LRE
MDHHS
Vanderberg
Ottawa County Board of Commissioners
Whitmer
GOP
Greg Hofman
Holland mayor and candidate circulate misleading anti discrimination flier
Legal experts say a two page flier distributed Oct 3 at a Holland mayoral forum misstates anti discrimination law by claiming LGBTQ individuals need not receive housing or employment protection. Mayor Nancy DeBoer and candidate Vicki L Holmes defended personal freedoms while the piece asserts false burdens of proof.
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Holland
Nancy DeBoer
Vicki-Lyn Holmes
Freedom Village
DeBoer
Holmes
Sentinel
DeBoer and Holmes
Nathan Bocks
Vicki Holmes
Brian Vernellis
Chance parents' trial adjourned to 2020 in Kalamazoo case
Holland residents James and Barbara Chance face combined trials with Jared Chance over aiding in the disposal of evidence after Ashley Young's murder. Jared Chance was convicted in September and faces sentencing October 10. Trials now set for January 6, 2020, per Kent County clerk.
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Grand Rapids
Jared Chance
Holland
James
Barbara Chance
Kalamazoo Area
Ashley Young
Chance
Young
Paul Denenfeld
Kent County
Chris Becker
James Chance
Rock Island
Illinois
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