The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Friday evening preserving, at least for now, broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
David Zeman
David Zeman is the former senior editor of Bridge Magazine.
David spent two decades at the Detroit Free Press as an investigative reporter and editor. As editor, his reporters won some of the nation’s highest honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, the George Polk Award, the Worth Bingham Prize and the National Headliner Public Service Award. Before returning to his hometown of Detroit, Zeman was a reporter at The Miami Herald and The (Raleigh, N.C.) News and Observer. He spent two years as an attorney at a commercial litigation law firm in Miami. Zeman holds a law degree from the University of Miami, a master’s in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives in Beverly Hills.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan State shooting victim John Hao of China paralyzed by bullet
A GoFundMe account was launched Saturday. His roommate said Hao’s spinal cord was severed and lung badly damaged in Monday’s mass shooting. His parents flew in from China.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Editor's note: A flawed report on COVID safety in Michigan schools
Bridge Michigan misapplied Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on school safety. As a result, an article published Tuesday vastly overstated the number of Michigan counties the CDC considered safe for in-person classroom learning.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Bridge Michigan is ending the comments section on our website. Here’s why.
We agonized over this choice for months as we tried to reconcile competing goals of providing a virtual town hall for diverse opinions and restoring civility in a hyper-charged political environment.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
A note from Bridge about reader comments
We’ve noticed with alarm that in recent months that too many submissions have fallen short of our standards for thoughtful commentary that can advance civic debate.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
As Midland flooding recedes, a flood of class-action lawsuits begins
At least two cases have been filed in federal court seeking to hold the owners of two mid-Michigan dams responsible for catastrophic flooding this week.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Introducing Michigan Health Watch ‒ the health coverage Michigan deserves
Bridge Magazine is launching three monthly newsletters, two dealing with healthcare and a third specifically focused on mental health.
Posted inMichigan Government
Court settlement to end commercial fish farm on trout-rich Au Sable River
The settlement was announced Thursday by Anglers of the Au Sable, which had objected to what it said was a threat to the trout stream from fish waste produced by the farm.
Posted inMichigan Truth Squad
As elections loom, Bridge is changing its approach to Michigan Truth Squad
Truth Squad is simplifying how its rates the accuracy of political ads and rhetoric, while making it easier to alert voters to statements that may be technically factual but misleading
Posted inMichigan Government
See how Michigan political campaigns are targeting you on Facebook
Bridge Magazine is partnering with ProPublica to crowdsource how political candidates and special interest groups target Michigan voters using Facebook advertising. But we need your help.