transparency
Short notice proposal to cut 81% of GR Comptroller staff raises transparency, democracy concerns
Submitted 12-16-2024 under NEWS
Updated 12/16/24, 6:50 p.m.*, updated 12/17/24, 3:34 p.m.* A $1.3 million budget amendment is set to go before the Grand Rapids Fiscal Committee Tuesday morning. On the chopping block? Most of the staff in the Office of the City Comptroller....
GRPS employees allege retaliation, toxic environment under district chief of staff
by (theoscheer)
Submitted 08-21-2024 under NEWS
Katherine Stacey, who works in the administrative office at a Grand Rapids Public Schools high school, has spent the last two years trying to avoid Larry Johnson, the district’s chief of staff and executive director of public safety and school...
Guiding Light Maintains Platinum Seal of Transparency by GuideStar
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 05-03-2021 under NONPROFITS
For the fourth consecutive year, Guiding Light has again been awarded a Platinum Seal of Transparency by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of information on U.S. nonprofits. The Platinum designation is the highest level bestowed by...
Guiding Light Maintains Platinum Seal of Transparency by GuideStar
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 05-13-2020 under NONPROFITS
Guiding Light has again been awarded a Platinum Seal of Transparency by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of information on U.S. nonprofits. The Platinum designation is the highest level bestowed by GuideStar, an honor shared by less than...
City, GRPD must seek independent investigations into police call recordings to rebuild public trust, transparency
by (Russell Olmsted)
Submitted 09-15-2017 under OPINION
Yesterday, after months of fighting in court, the City was forced to release 5 recorded phone conversations between Officer’s Adam Ickes, Thomas Warwick, and the now fired Lt. Michael Janiskee. These conversations were related to a November...