Health officials in Ingham, Washtenaw and northern Michigan counties are dropping mandates within days.
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 Education Watch
As Gretchen Whitmer pitches Michigan education, a lag in college enrollment
COVID continues to disrupt the number of high school graduates enrolling in college, which has consequences for the state’s economy. School counselors are seeing the pandemic’s toll as the governor seeks to boost student success.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Deaths exceed births in Michigan. Blame COVID, but long-term trends are grim
The pandemic turbocharged a problem years in the making: Michigan is aging faster than the nation as a whole and newcomers aren’t replacing old-timers. That’s not a recipe for a winning economy.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
COVID may be here to stay. So much of Michigan is weighing risks, moving on
Omicron may be a turning point. Unlike previous waves, data indicates Michiganders this time are still going out to eat, attending concerts and carrying on almost as normal.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Michigan troopers vow reforms after study finds racial disparities in stops
Agency will add body cameras, other training. Study finds Black drivers three times as likely to be searched. Disparity in stops is the worst in Thumb.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Worst yet to come with omicron in Michigan, officials warn
‘This is a very dangerous time,’ as models forecast as many as 8,000 patients by the end of January.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Advocates seek ballot measure to keep abortion legal in Michigan
Fearing a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, a coalition wants to amend the constitution and nullify a 1931 law that could go into effect and make performing an abortion a felony.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Michigan embraces silence in tax break deals as other states move to ban it
Thirteen lawmakers agreed to five-year non-disclosure agreements about a $1 billion development fund, a decision that critics say flies in the face of open government.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
‘It’s not letting up’: Omicron fuels surge of Michigan hospitalizations
Things were looking up, but the fast-spreading variant is filling hospitals again, especially in hard-hit southeast Michigan. The good news is omicron is mild for most.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
COVID by the numbers in 2021: More deadly than first year in Michigan
The year began with new vaccines and hopes for an end. It is ending with grim new threats and big questions about the future.