🌱 How your East Grand Rapids lawmaker broke ranks in Lansing votes

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In today's newsletter:

• How your East Grand Rapids lawmaker broke ranks in Lansing votes

Also on today's calendar: Strings & Heart - Plastic Wine Tour Pt. III and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 56, low: 34.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny; windy, chilly, with a high of 47 and low of 27 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• House passes legislation that would require proof of citizenship to vote (legalnews.com) — East Grand Rapids residents are represented in a key voting-rights debate as Rep. Phil Skaggs joined Republicans to support a bill restricting voting machines with foreign-linked parts, while opposing a stricter proof-of-citizenship requirement to register. The House also advanced a fix to prevent double-charged sales tax on delivery-app purchases, which could affect how local small businesses and customers are taxed.
   

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📸 Around East Grand Rapids

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Grand Rapids

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Grand Rapids Rise
  Van Andel Arena, 130 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday April 19

• Strings & Heart - Plastic Wine Tour Pt. III
  The Stache , 133 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW , Grand Rapids
  7:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Board of Education Mtg.
  Wealthy Elementary , 2915 Hall St SE , Grand Rapids
  6:00 pm
• City Commission Meeting
  East Grand Rapids, MI Calendar , 750 Lakeside Drive SE , East Grand Rapids
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Atlanta Vibe at Grand Rapids Rise
  Van Andel Arena , 130 Fulton St W , Grand Rapids
  7:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Larry Fleet
  The Intersection , 133 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW , Grand Rapids
  6:30 pm

Wednesday April 29

• The Midnight
  The Intersection , 133 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW , Grand Rapids
  7:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Hippie Sabotage
  The Intersection , 133 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW , Grand Rapids
  8:00 pm

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📣 East Grand Rapids Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Paul & Joyce Carmichael
  Regency at Fremont , 4554 W 48th St , Fremont
  10:30 am
• Bing Higbee
  Village at the Oaks , 1740 Village Dr , Muskegon
  2:00 pm
• Christopher Sloan
  Clearstream , 240 E North St. , Hastings
  2:30 pm
• The Shop Pickleball and Fitness Ribbon Cutting
  Grandville Jenison Chamber of Commerce , 4560 Spartan Industrial Drive , Grandville
  4:45 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Grand Rapids

• Grand Rapids Public Museum project nears completion, expanding access to Grand River (mlive.com)
• Grand Rapids, MI, Is the Real Estate Haven Where Smart Gen Z and Millennials Grew Their Wealth (realtor.com)
• Public meeting set for Grand Rapids sea lamprey project (woodtv.com)

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Ok East Grand Rapids! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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