absentee voting
Community updates: Tuesday, Nov. 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 11-03-2020 under NEWS
Election Day voting ends in Kent County with absentee ballots returned for nearly half of its registered voters Election Day voting has ended in Kent County as of 8pm, with a county official reporting minimal wait times across many polling places,...
Community updates: Tuesday, Oct. 27
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-27-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids City Clerk gives update on city’s voter registration, absentee ballot numbers Grand Rapids has a net increase of around 13,000 registered voters since 2016 so far, City Clerk Joel Hondorp said Tuesday. Hondorp put the number in...
This is what democracy looks like
by (amanda_a_sterling)
Submitted 10-26-2020 under NEWS
Election season is in full swing, Grand Rapidians! Due to the extraordinary work of the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, the Michigan NAACP, and countless other groups of grassroots organizers in 2018, Michigan is about to blow election turnout out...
Community updates: Tuesday, Oct. 13
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-13-2020 under NEWS
MDHHS clarifies statewide COVID-19 rules replacing Gov. Whitmer’s orders The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an emergency order Friday giving more specific COVID-related rules across Michigan, replacing a...
Community updates: Tuesday, Sept. 22
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-22-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Schools prepares for hybrid in-person learning starting mid-Oct. Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) is gearing up for a hybrid in-person learning option for its students starting Oct. 19, GRPS Superintendent Leadriane Roby...
Community updates: Wednesday, July 29
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-29-2020 under NEWS
Gov. Whitmer limits indoor gatherings to 10 people, closes indoor bar service across Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued executive orders on Wednesday limiting Michigan's indoor gatherings to 10 people and closing indoor bar service across all...
Community updates: Monday, June 15
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-15-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum reopening in July The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) will be reopening to the public in July, after nearly four months of shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 1, the museum will welcome back its...
Voting in your jammies
by (amanda_a_sterling)
Submitted 05-10-2019 under NEWS
When it comes to voting rights, Michigan was hurtled into the 21st century during the 2018 midterm elections. Proposal 3, a package of voting reforms designed to modernize our voting systems, decisively passed (67% to 33%) which gave Michiganders a...