GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Programming will resume at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps center in Grand Rapids, according to a state lawmaker, after a federal judge last week declared the U.S. Department of Labor’s efforts to wind down the program were illegal.
State Rep. Kristian Grant, D-Grand Rapids, held her monthly community coffee hour at the Job Corps’ Hall Street location today, and spoke to News 8 outside of the facility.
“I thought it was important to invite the community in to meet the Job Corps team and see the work that they do,” she explained.
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She also confirmed reports that programming would resume following the federal injunction…