Today, Michigan voters decided if the state sales tax would be increased from six percent to seven percent.
Voters in Byron Township, Caledonia, East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills, Grand Haven, Hudsonville, Kentwood, West Ottawa and other communities also had issues on the ballot.
Results are in.
Today, Michigan votes on Proposal 1 which would increase the sales/use tax from 6% to 7%. Many voters in West Michigan face additional issues on the ballot.
Prepare to vote with a look at your sample ballot and polling location.
At the Boys Basketball Finals in East Lansing on March 28, Farm Bureau Insurance awarded 32 scholarships to outstanding student-athletes.
West Michigan winners include: Andrew James Fox of Forest Hills Central High School, Kyler Beal of Holland High School, Allison Utting of Grandville High School and Collin DeShaw of West Ottawa High School.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 14 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program.
Recipients include students from Grandville, Holland, West Ottawa and Forest Hills Central high schools.
The Michigan Department of Education has released its annual report card and rankings of Michigan's public schools.
A number of West Michigan schools scored very well, while a few did not.