Donald Trump made dozens of specific promises to Michigan during campaign stops last year. Some changes, he said, will happen “immediately.”
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
Fact check: Trump promised a ‘Michigan miracle.’ Now comes the hard part
Trump made dozens of promises during 21 campaign stops in Michigan, from lowering taxes to bringing back all auto jobs. We’ve chronicled them all and gauged what it would take to accomplish his goals.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
COVID deaths decline steeply in 2024; spread muted so far in winter
Once the No. 3 cause of death in Michigan, COVID-19 is attributed to 1,400 deaths so far in 2024. That’s half of the number who died in 2023 and a small percentage of those who died in 2020-22.
Posted inMichigan Government
Immigration helps Michigan gain 57K residents, losses to other states shrink
Michigan’s population rose 0.6% as more than 67,600 migrants moved to the state from July 2023 to July 2024. Also, losses to other states shrunk and the birth-death gap narrowed.
Posted inQuality of Life
Marijuana sales near $10 billion in Michigan, a few years after legalization
In just over five years, Michigan’s legal marijuana industry is nearing cumulative sales of over $10 billion. But rising demand has been more than met with supply and prices are at their lowest ever.
Posted inTalent & Education
Donald Trump wants to expand school choice. In Michigan, 1 in 4 participate
The president-elect’s choice for education secretary is a big choice advocate. In Michigan, one quarter of the state’s 1.37 million public students attend a charter or school outside their district.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan admits underreporting 200K+ COVID-19 cases, many during worst wave
Michigan underreported total cases counts by 6%, the bulk of which came during the deadly omicron wave of 2021 and 2022. The state fixed the problem in October and blames a computer error.
Posted inMichigan Government
Blue wall crumbled, Michigan is a swing state again. Maps show how it evolved
Once a Democratic bulwark, Michigan went big once again for Republican Donald Trump. Check out maps from 2000 to now to see how the state has swung back and forth in presidential elections.
Posted inMichigan Government
Donald Trump’s path to victory in Michigan: Expand support nearly everywhere
The former president cobbled together a solid victory through a simple formula: Boost turnout in counties that favor him, shrink it in ones that went for Democrat Kamala Harris.
Posted inMichigan Government
In razor-thin race, watch these Michigan regions in Harris, Trump race
Tuesday’s results could come at the margins, a few thousand votes here and there in Detroit, the suburbs, rural Michigan and Ottawa County.