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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Michigan education board seeks ruling on new Whitmer education agencyHannah Dellinger/Chalkbeat Detroit
COVID cases jump in one week in Michigan. Experts downplay mini surgeMike Wilkinson
As school returns, Flint and Grand Rapids rethink their backpack bansIsabel Lohman
Ingham County adds naloxone vending machine to combat opioid overdosesJanelle D. James
Control for frog-bit and water soldiersVladislava Sukhanovskaya, Circle of Blue
Whitmer’s population group eyes Michigan infrastructure, education, economyLauren Gibbons
Opinion | How to help stop the madness of Michigan fentanyl overdoseLindsay Chargot, Justeena Kuiper, Faith LeRoy
Great Lakes shipping continues to declineEric Freedman, Capital News Service
Opinion | Ban investor-owned utilities from funding political campaignsJuan Jhong Chung
Opinion | Michigan favors abortion rights, let’s nix insurance rider lawClare Molnar
Michigan gas up 9 cents to $3.76 a gallon, the highest this yearJanelle D. James
Opinion | Set up Michigan foster children for success when they age outKathy Schmaltz
Opinion | Income-based water bills will ensure access for Michigan familiesMonica Lewis Patrick, Denise Poloyac, Jill Ryan
Michigan ‘river walker’ program warns anglers on eating contaminated fishAshley Zhou
Democratic majority of Michigan House may depend on two mayoral races TuesdayLauren Gibbons
Michigan tribes race to save their language from extinctionRon French
Who are the Trump loyalists investigated, charged in vote machine tampering caseJonathan Oosting
Experts: Michigan vote machine tampering charges may deter conspiracy theoristsOralandar Brand-Williams, Votebeat
Michigan agency fills adult caregiving gaps for Asian-American familiesMonica Williams
Metro Detroit I-75 project nearly done, but with some drama 100 feet below Bill Shea
Pro-Trump attorney is third indicted in Michigan vote machine probeJonathan Oosting
Michigan crews prepare for a Great Lakes oil spillLester Graham, Michigan Public
Bridge Michigan seeks executive editor to oversee innovation, daily newsBridge Staff
Report: Michigan is older and sicker, and that spells trouble for future Robin Erb
What to know about Michigan’s universal free school meals programIsabel Lohman
Trump indictment: How Michigan, Detroit factor into charges over 2020 electionJonathan Oosting
Michigan’s new anti-poverty effort: $7,500 for Flint moms, no strings attachedRobin Erb
Matthew DePerno, ex-Rep. Daire Rendon charged with vote machine tamperingJonathan Oosting
Michigan State University cancels classes on anniversary of shootingJanelle D. James
Recall petitions approved for Rep. Cam Cavitt, rejected for 7 others lawmakersJonathan Oosting
Under new law, Michigan schools must inform students on consent, sexual assaultHannah Dellinger/Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion | Planned Parenthood urges repeal of Michigan abortion restrictions Sarah Wallett
Michigan libraries recruiting citizen army to aid book ban warsRon French
Bridge Michigan begins new generation of leadership, service with editor changesBridge Staff
Survey: Young workers sour on auto industry jobs, in another blow to MichiganRon French
Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their historyAshley Zhou
Whitmer signs $82B Michigan budget: ‘Good stuff’ or wasteful ‘spending spree’?Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Michigan bills would bring clean energy to low-income families James Gignac
Support Bridge Michigan’s summer membership campaignKaty Locker
Bridge Lunch Break on Aug. 30 focuses on worker shortages in health careJackquelyn Garrett
Michigan court limits scope of no-fault reform. Will insurance rates rise?Lauren Gibbons
At long last, researchers discover diet of Michigan’s only venomous snakeEric Freedman, Capital News Service
Michigan budget steers millions of no-bid tax dollars to for-profit firmsJonathan Oosting
Gov. Whitmer signs law allowing Michigan to pass stricter environmental rulesYue Stella Yu
$14 salads? No wonder high-tech indoor farms fail in Detroit, critics sayJena Brooker
In Las Vegas, firms pitch mass-shooter security to schools. Does it work?Ron French, Isabel Lohman
Judge to decide if teen Oxford shooter can be sentenced to life without paroleYue Stella Yu
Tart cherry production drops in Michigan, plagued by bad weather, importsJanelle D. James
Former Michigan GOP co-chair pleads not guilty to false elector chargesLauren Gibbons
‘I have been indicted,’ says suspect in Michigan vote machine tampering probeJonathan Oosting