A top Michigan clerk is quitting. She can’t take the voting lies anymore
This year, Sue Hartman was singled out by peers for excellence. But the Republican clerk says trying to convince her mostly Republican neighbors that elections are fair has taken its toll.
What’s all the buzz about yellowjackets this fall in Michigan?
Yellowjacket populations are unusually large this year in Michigan. Experts say they’re bothering people more because they’re hungry.
Fact check: What Jocelyn Benson really said about Trump’s tax bill
GOP attack ads claim Jocelyn Benson supported a ‘massive’ tax hike on working families. She said she opposed Medicaid and food stamp cuts. Here are the facts.
Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Oct. 9: Pumpkin-spiced trivia
It’s been another busy week in Michigan. Can you answer these 10 questions about the week in politics, sports and life?
Fact check: Gilchrist, Forlini spar over election denialism in SOS debate
Secretary of state nominees Garlin Gilchrist and Anthony Forlini argued whether a software engineer or county clerk would be best positioned to run the Michigan Department of State.
Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debate Trump, tariffs, war, more
Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers traded blows in a bruising US Senate debate. Here are the facts.
Despair over future fuels political anxiety for Michigan college students
Many young people feel uncertain about their paths and pessimistic about American government. Their anxiety is fueling restlessness in national politics that has contributed to the rise of outsider candidates.
Full video: Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers debate in Michigan US Senate race
Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debated for the first time Michigan’s fiercely contested US Senate race. Watch it here.
Full video: Anthony Forlini, Garlin Gilchrist debate in Michigan SOS race
Anthony Forlini and Garlin Gilchrist want to be Michigan’s next secretary of state. Watch full video of their debate.
Fact checks ahead of Michigan’s general election
Bridge Michigan reporters have spent months fact-checking claims by the gubernatorial and Senate campaigns and researching ballot measures.
Where Michigan secretary of state hopefuls stand on big election issues
Garlin Gilchrist and Anthony Forlini weigh in on election transparency, the Trump administration and more.
Year after reintroduction, no grayling seen in Michigan wild. Hope remains
Biologists with northern Michigan tribes said they expect to see better results as they continue to collect data over the next several years.
Fact check: Mike Rogers voted against drug imports from Canada
GOP US Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he’ll make sure prescription drugs aren’t more expensive in Michigan than in Canada. Democrats say he repeatedly voted against Canadian imports. Here are the facts.
Food scrap collectors in Michigan, across US, want your coffee grounds, eggshells
Composting reduces food waste that goes into landfills and creates healthy soil for gardeners and urban farmers. But it’s not easy for everyone to have their own compost bin or get to a drop-off location.
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