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For years, people in Grand Rapids have warned that the tactics of the city's police department would lead to death. Last week, Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, was shot.
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City commissioners in Grand Rapids were once again flooded with calls last night from people upset with the city’s police department.This time, callers to…
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Organizers in Grand Rapids are planning an online community conversation around defunding police, even as the city’s leaders seem to be moving on from the…
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“Can we just get back to normal?”Grand Rapids mayor Rosalynn Bliss posed the question Tuesday afternoon during a very abnormal state of the city address.…
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People protested in Grand Rapids Friday, two days after Kentucky officials announced no murder charges for police officers who shot and killed Breonna…
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City leaders in Grand Rapids say they’re not yet ready to talk about ways to defund the police department.Instead, the focus is on a new strategic plan…
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The Grand Rapids Police Department has released a draft of a new strategic plan after many in the community called for defunding the department.The plan…
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Grand Rapids police officer unions are pushing back on calls to defund the department.Three city commissioners in Grand Rapids have already said they…
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At least three commissioners in Grand Rapids signaled support for cutting the police department budget during a meeting on Tuesday morning. But because of…
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The city of Grand Rapids is facing calls to re-open the 2021 budget to cut funding for police.The city finalized its budget less than a month ago. That…