West Michigan residents keep protests going over Trump Administration's actions
The motivation among Ottawa County residents continues to grow over frustrations with the Trump Administration's controversial policies.
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Lawsuit drops claim challenging Crockery Lake contract; severance claims to continue
A lawsuit disputing a trio of controversial decisions approved by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners last year has dropped one key claim challenging a contract to remediate an inland county lake.
Judge orders county to pursue records, but says local electeds not subject to disclosure
The judge ruled that Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act law does not require individual members of public bodies to comply with records requests unless the record is "used" by the body to perform a public function.
Lawmakers pass 11th-hour revised wage, sick leave reforms, keep tipped system
The GOP-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate compromised and approved a bipartisan bill to save the tipped wage system.
County to ask court to review Crockery Lake contract as board infighting continues
Ottawa County tackled a slew of big topics Tuesday as the divide deepened between the moderate Republican majority on the board of commissioners and the minority far-right Ottawa Impact faction.
Lawyer swap, lake contract review, energy worries: Ottawa faces big decisions Tuesday
From a change in legal counsel, revisiting a controversial lake remediation contract and trying to delay the closure of a coal-fired power plant, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is poised to make several big decisions at its next meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Zeeland offers citizens opportunity on how government works
A citizen's academy is a program that educates the public about their local police department or government.