Democratic candidate for governor and Mayor of Lansing Virg Bernero calls the appeals "a shameful tax grab."
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State Tax Commission goes after businesses’ ‘industrial’ classification
Attorney general investigation requested for Saugatuck’s botched recount of legal fund tax vote
Tomorrow, a separate hearing could void election that raised taxes to fund Saugatuck's legal battle with billionaire over dunes land.
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Oval Office makeover includes rug from Grand Rapids-based Scott Group
The Oval Office, refurbished during the president's recent vacation, now features a touch of West Michigan.
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Grand Rapids area residents who lost loved ones in Iraq war glad to see troops leave
Joanne Burri, whose son, Army Spc. Eric Burri, was killed in June 2005, says: "It's about time."
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Judge rejects Republican strategist’s request to lift cap on campaign donations
Greg McNeilly was campaign manager in Dick DeVos' 2006 bid for governor.
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Should Veterans Homes be exempt from smoking ban?
Veterans argue state-owned home is not business, bar or restaurant, it's where they live.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson will come to Grand Rapids on bus tour this week
The tour, which kicked off Saturday in Kalamazoo, is scheduled to hit more than a dozen cities to discuss the Rainbow PUSH campaign, Rebuild America: Jobs, Justice, Peace.
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Knocking on doors of 1,400 homes pays off for Ottawa County board challenger
Four years ago, Greg DeJong fell 33 votes short.
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West Michigan election coordinators hope e-pollbooks speed up Tuesday’s voting
Find out if your polling station will use new computerized pollbooks.
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Press poll shows Jay Riemersma leading Republican field to succeed Pete Hoekstra, but 2nd District race remains too close to call
About one in three likely Republican voters is undecided on who to support in the Aug. 3 primary in the sprawling 2nd Congressional District. A Press poll gives former NFL player Jay Riemersma a seven- to 9- point lead over three others. But one rival, Bill Cooper, may even pull off an upset....
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