Four years after floods swept away two mid-Michigan dams, a wave of discontent among property owners over their share of the bill will delay some of the restoration work, officials said.
Mike Wilkinson
Mike has been a reporter for Bridge Michigan since 2013 and focuses on data-assisted reporting, often finding stories by analyzing maps and data sets and has created Bridge's dashboards on COVID-19, the state's economy and Michigan's elections. He held similar positions at The Detroit News and The Blade of Toledo. A native of Michigan, Mike grew up in Macomb County, graduated from the University of Michigan and started his reporting career in New Baltimore before his career took him to Illinois, Tennessee and Ohio. You can reach him at mwilkinson@bridgemi.com
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan presidential primary by county: See results around the state
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easily won the respective Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan’s charters, virtual schools buck trend in falling enrollment
Michigan’s traditional public schools continue to report declining enrollment as parents choose charter and private schools. Public school enrollment fell by 7,400 in fall of 2023 though it rose in the state’s publicly funded charter schools.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan bet big on online gambling. We’re now No. 1
Internet gaming — like poker on your phone — is surging in Michigan. Receipts totaled $1.92 billion last year, and that’s meant higher than expected tax revenues for the state and Detroit.
Posted inTalent & Education
See which Michigan high schools send most graduates to college
For the first time in years, the number of recent high school graduates in Michigan has increased. Statewide, 38.2% of last year’s graduates enrolled in four-year colleges, while more than half are in some higher education.
Posted inTalent & Education
More Michigan high school grads going to college; first increase in years
The increase is slight, but it moves the needle following a heavy investment in affordability. At the same time, enrollment at two-year colleges decreased.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan cord cutting accelerates; cable customers fall 13% in 2023
Since 2015, the industry has lost over 1 million subscribers in Michigan. Last year, subscriptions fell by 190,000.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
See how much your Michigan community will get in opioid settlement funds
Michigan is receiving about $1.5 billion over 18 years, with about $725 million going to cities and counties. Some will receive a larger share of opioid settlement, based on how hard they’ve been hit by the crisis.
Posted inQuality of Life
Moving truck data again ranks Michigan as among worst states for migration
Rankings from two moving companies again show far more leaving Michigan than entering it in 2023. Allied Van Lines says 57% of the state’s moving trucks left for another state.
Posted inMichigan Government
Analysis: Redistricting maps give GOP fighting chance, boost Detroit’s clout
Bridge Michigan analyzed House maps under consideration to replace those deemed illegal. The new districts are less overwhelmingly Democratic and far more homogenous racially.