Days after the Temple Israel attack, Jewish officials in Michigan urge more security funding and new efforts to fight antisemitism.
Jewish officials seek security funding, reforms after Michigan attack
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | It’s cloudy this Sunshine Week. Two people can part the skies
Transparency should not depend on who holds the gavel. It should not depend on who occupies the governor’s office. It should not be weaponized when convenient and abandoned when power changes hands.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Michigan’s health care is failing chronic pain patients, but we can do better
Instead of restricting 7-OH and failing chronic pain patients, Michigan needs to fix a health care system that has been broken for years and focus on strengthening chronic pain care.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan voter roll fight may be first to land at Supreme Court
Trump’s DOJ is going after state voter rolls, and while a judge dismissed the Michigan case last month, it’s on appeal and may end up at the US Supreme Court.
Posted inMichigan Government
Israel claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commander
The attacker of a West Bloomfield synagogue died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A week earlier, four of his relatives had died in Lebanon.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Making March Madness: How a Michigan firm builds Final Four courts
For the past 20 years, a company in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has built basketball courts used during the NCAA Tournament, including this year’s Final Four. We spoke with Connor Sports about the process.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Appeals court allows Mackinac Island authority over ferry rates — for now
The federal appellate court tossed out a lower court’s injunction that prevented Mackinac Island from enforcing an ordinance regulating ferry rates, but upheld a ruling that the city can’t control parking rates.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Opinion | I’m a Jewish journalist. At Temple Israel, the news came to my community
A Bridge Michigan reporter reflects on the Temple Israel attack and what it means to confront your own worst fears.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Bridge Michigan News Quiz, March 13: St. Patrick’s trivia
Answer 10 questions about the week in the news, tip back your cap and toast your smarts. Sláinte!
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan to clerks: Careful using jury pools to search for noncitizen voters
A clerk has led “a movement” to get others to compare jury pools with voter rolls, but the state says it’s not that easy.