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Michigan news: Bridge archive

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Dearborn parents assail LGBTQ books with sexual themes at school hearing Ron French
Watch Bridge Book Club discussion of ‘What the Eyes Don’t See’Amber DeLind, Josiah Foster
Michigan governor debate live: Watch Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Tudor Dixon on Oct. 13, 2022Bill Emkow
Tutors, teacher retention top Gretchen Whitmer school goals if reelected Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Tudor Dixon embraces parents rights, civics as Michigan education focus Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion | Student debt forgiveness deadline for educators fast approachingPaula Herbart
Social Security increase: 2.2 million in Michigan to get $140 more per monthZahra Ahmad
See Biden’s student loan forgiveness application formIsabel Lohman
MSU President Samuel Stanley resigns, citing board meddlingIsabel Lohman
Opinion | Stop expanding the damn roads and rethink MI’s transportation futureRobert Goodspeed
Opinion | Gov. Whitmer, it’s time to diversify the Michigan Supreme CourtNairobi Cratic
Micro-grants and life credits: How Michigan is reducing barriers to collegeIsabel Lohman
Michigan Achievement Scholarship: How to apply and get your college fundsRon French
Michigan absentee ballots data shows heavy interest in Democratic countiesMike Wilkinson
Michigan Proposal 2: What’s true, false, unknown about the voting ballot questionZahra Ahmad
As mask battles fade, Michigan school boards face new culture-war debatesTracie Mauriello, Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Wall built to segregate Black Detroiters reclaimed as historic siteMalachi Barrett
Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Defunding police ‘dangerous and foolish’Jonathan Oosting
Help support Bridge Michigan’s Nov. 8 election coverageJohn Bebow
After a cancer diagnosis, a family apple orchard owner weighs what’s nextPaula Gardner
With insulin costs rising, Michigan plots early steps to produce its ownRobin Erb
Whitmer, Dixon debate: What to expect on five key Michigan issuesYue Stella Yu, Isabel Lohman, Ron French
Opinion | Michigan college scholarships are good. We can still do better. Michelle Miller-Adams
Michigan’s housing crisis has spread to Alpena. How $100M can help. Paula Gardner
How to watch Dixon-Whitmer gubernatorial debates on Oct. 13 and Oct. 25Zahra Ahmad
Michigan firm linked to election worker data breach; Detroit ends contractJonathan Oosting, Zahra Ahmad
Biden pardons federal marijuana possession charges. What it means to MichiganZahra Ahmad
Big money donors shunning Tudor Dixon, Michigan Republican ticketYue Stella Yu, Mike Wilkinson, Lauren Gibbons
CMU, Western and Ferris State boost first-time fall student enrollmentIsabel Lohman
Michigan gas prices are up again. Here is why.Zahra Ahmad
Join Bridge Lunch Break about inflation’s impact in MichiganAmber DeLind, Josiah Foster
Opinion | Michigan’s future: No flying cars, but plenty of corporate welfareJohn Mozena
Michigan lands two more EV battery plants, bringing up to 4,000 jobsPaula Gardner
Judge: mid-Michigan dam owner lied about warning state before disasterZahra Ahmad
Crime spiked in Michigan under Whitmer. GOP blames her. Experts blame COVIDJonathan Oosting
Proposal 2: Michigan clerks ‘nervous’ about funding 9 days of early votingOralandar Brand-Williams, Votebeat
Michigan psychiatric centers cut number of beds despite having more moneyRobin Erb
Judge dismisses Flint water crisis charges against former Michigan officialsZahra Ahmad
Michigan Proposal 1: What would change if voters approve term-limits lawZahra Ahmad
Without wealth advantage, Detroiters ‘not celebrating’ economic recoveryMalachi Barrett
Center for Michigan names Katy Locker new CEO, expands boardBridge Staff
Michigan Proposal 3 fact check: No, masseuses won’t give abortions to minorsYue Stella Yu
Opinion | Lawmakers must protect children in Michigan’s child welfare systemJudith Fischer
Opinion | Hey Michigan, here’s how to counter misinformation this electionJake Lloyd
Abusive parents causes youth sports crisis, as referees, participation plungesHeaven Jobe/MindSite News
Michigan Proposal 3: What changes if abortion becomes constitutional rightZahra Ahmad
Donald Trump touts ‘fantastic’ Michigan Republicans, returns again to 2020Jonathan Oosting
Federal judge nixes suit seeking Michigan public funds for private schools Isabel Lohman, Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Fresh off Palisades closure, Michigan will study state’s nuclear prospectsKelly House
Trump returns to Michigan Saturday to support Dixon, other GOP candidatesZahra Ahmad