More than 6,000 businesses employing about half of the state’s workers are likely affected by the president’s rule requiring vaccines or weekly tests for companies with more than 100 workers.
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 Health Watch
COVID surge has largely missed Michigan. Has the state dodged a bullet?
Despite middling vaccination rates, Michigan’s case rates are nowhere near as bad as much of the nation and seem to have plateaued.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan is more integrated than ever. Some fear more white flight will follow
The percentage of minority residents has grown in almost all Michigan cities. That’s prompting hope in segregated regions like metro Detroit, but some worry old patterns will repeat.
Posted inTalent & Education
See how your Michigan school fared in the 2021 M-STEP test
Use this database to compare scores in math and English for grades 3-8.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan student test scores slump, as COVID halts slow progress
Scores fall, in some cases alarmingly so. But educators caution against reading too much into results from a year in which students were in and out of classrooms.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan COVID cases up among vaccinated but less likely to be hospitalized or die
As the delta variant continues to drive infection rates up, the vaccinated are seeing cases rise too. But health officials say the vast majority of those being hospitalized with serious illness have not been vaccinated.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
How a COVID vaccine rule for nursing home staff could backfire in Michigan
The Biden administration wants to withhold funds for homes that don’t require staff vaccines. But Michigan has one of the nation’s lowest staff vaccination rates, and some fear a mandate will lead more workers to quit, making staff shortages worse.
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In Michigan, the COVID increase isn’t just among the unvaccinated anymore
One hospital system says 15 to 20 percent of those hospitalized with COVID have already been vaccinated. The increase helped propel the call for booster shots.
Posted inMichigan Government
Census 2020: Look up population changes in your Michigan community
Michigan’s population rose 2 percent since 2010. In general, suburbs gained population, while the exodus from some cities and rural areas continued.
Posted inMichigan Government
Census takeaways: West Michigan gains, Detroit & U.P. lose, state more diverse
With charts of county, city population changes: Much of Michigan loses residents, but growth of the west side offsets losses. Populations of Flint, Detroit plummet; challenge eyed.
