Unclear data and messaging, a lurching supply chain and a growing chorus of finger-pointing dogs the state’s early vaccine plan as people over 65 seek protection against COVID-19.
Jonathan Oosting
Jonathan is a deputy editor for Bridge Michigan. He helps plan and execute in-depth reporting and campaign coverage. As a longtime political reporter, Jonathan was named 2021 Journalist of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. He and a colleague shared that honor again in 2023, when they were also named Journalists of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit Chapter. Jonathan covered the state Capitol for The Detroit News and MLive before joining Bridge in September of 2019. He's from Grand Rapids, lives in Lansing and loves spending time Up North.
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Dominion seeks $1.3B from Trump ally Powell over Michigan voter fraud lies
Dominion Voting Systems has been under relentless attack by Trump and his supporters since November, including the president’s speech just minutes before the Capitol riots this week.
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GOP gerrymanderer: My maps fueled toxic politics that produced Trump
For years, Michigan’s political maps have favored Republicans. A consultant who drew them says that has allowed candidates to focus more on primaries, giving rise to extreme candidates and hyperpartisanship.
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Incoming Michigan GOP leader: My co-chair didn’t ‘incite’ pro-Trump riots
U-M Regent Ron Weiser, the presumptive co-chair of Michigan Republicans, is sticking with running mate Meshawn Maddock after she organized bus trips to the Capitol and addressed Trump supporters before this week’s chaos.
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After chaos, democracy affirmed, as challenges to Michigan, other states fail
‘When it’s over, it’s over.’ President Donald Trump’s allies abandon him in Congress and acknowledge his loss in Michigan and other states. Early Thursday, Joe Biden was certified as 46th president.
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Amid Capitol riot, Michigan officials wonder: This is America?
Officials decry ‘assault on democracy’ as extremists supporting President Trump storm the U.S. Capitol in an effort to upend the peaceful transition of power to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Michigan’s $3.5B road plan on track despite pandemic, state official says
Michigan Department of Transportation Director Paul Ajeba says traffic slowdowns allowed contractors to work longer, but the state still needs more money for roads.
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Three GOP Michigan reps back plan to keep President Trump in power
U.S. Reps. Jack Bergman and Tim Walberg will object to certification of Electoral College results, while Lisa McClain says she has ‘grave concerns’ over unsubstantiated fraud claims.
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What COVID relief deals in Lansing, Washington mean for Michigan families
Here’s what we know about new legislation that, when signed into law, will help laid-off workers with extra cash payments and extended benefits.
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Michigan lawmakers head home. Stimulus passes. Transparency reform still dead.
A relatively tame lame duck produces a $465 million COVID relief plan. Lawmakers extended unemployment, passed criminal justice reform and extended a water shutoff moratorium. But efforts to make records of the government more available to the public failed once again.