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Documents show close relationship between ICE, GRPD when immigrants report crime
Written by Andy Balaskovitz | Tuesday, 30 April 2019 16:35 |Documents released over the past week by civil liberties advocates show a close relationship between the Grand Rapids Police Department and federal immigration agents, including sharing information about undocumented immigrants who report serious crimes to help gain legal status.
Gerrymandering ruling affects ‘packed and cracked’ West Michigan political districts
Written by Andy Balaskovitz | Monday, 29 April 2019 13:57 |Affirming years-long claims by Democrats, voting rights advocates and casual fans of democracy, a federal court issued a staggering ruling April 25 saying Michigan Republicans have deceived their way to power.
Fear and Distrust: Immigration advocates fear the Jilmar Ramos-Gomez case will deter undocumented residents from reporting crime
Written by Andy Balaskovitz | Thursday, 25 April 2019 11:07 |The recent case of Jilmar Ramos-Gomez has thrown West Michigan directly into the national debate over immigration.
A monthly roundup of marijuana news and notes.
State lawmaker reintroduces ‘yes means yes’ bill to address campus sexual assault
Written by Andy Balaskovitz | Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:39 |State Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., D-East Lansing, last week reintroduced legislation he hopes will address the sexual assault crisis on college campuses by better educating grade-school students about consent.
The Wharton Center has announced yet another stacked season of incredible Broadway shows, dance troupes, jazz and classical music, and a variety of other events coming to Lansing.
Meijer Gardens announces 2019 summer lineup
Written by Revue Staff | Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:32 |The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has announced its 2019 lineup, with 30 shows across a wide variety of genres.
The Showdown Begins: The 4th Annual ‘Best of the West’ Has Arrived
Written by Revue Staff | Monday, 01 April 2019 16:25 |Three times now, Revue readers all around West Michigan have taken to the (online) polls to vote for their favorite locally owned businesses, people and things in the region.
‘We’re tired:’ Grand Rapids residents describe decades of discrimination from police
Written by Andy Balaskovitz | Friday, 29 March 2019 11:06 |Thursday evening, less than three miles south of President Trump — whom Attorney General Dana Nessel reportedly said this week is a “huge factor” in hate crimes rising in Michigan — dozens of Grand Rapids residents gave heartfelt and at times harrowing testimony about their encounters with the Grand Rapids Police Department.
‘All Hands On Deck’: West Michigan Democrats look to build off 2018 wins, but they may also have demographic and political redistricting in their favor.
Written by Andy Balaskovitz | Monday, 25 March 2019 14:38 |Beneath the stained drop ceiling of the American Postal Workers Union West Michigan Local on a recent March evening, Kent County Democrats were strategizing on how to build off a solid performance in November 2018.
