Living far from a major hospital may not always be a hindrance to high-quality health care. Telemedicine can deliver healthcare to rural corners of Michigan, where a specialist may be hundreds of miles away.
Nancy Derringer
Nancy Nall Derringer is a former reporter at Bridge
Posted inTalent & Education
One Dearborn school soars. Another stumbles. Why?
A test result is a snapshot, and in Dearborn, one elementary school came out with a surprisingly better portrait than another in the critical milestone of third-grade reading. Why? Nobody seems to know.
Posted inMichigan Government
Dem Rep. Sam Singh finds a lesson for Lansing in the streets of Pamplona
A Democratic representatives finds a legislator can be effective when his party is outnumbered, by turning policymaking into more of a chess game than an all-out assault.
Posted inMichigan Government
Good roads or bad, Proposal 1 hated equally across Michigan
Think the counties with the poorest roads were more likely to vote yes? Think again. This is being called a historic defeat for a reason.
Posted inMichigan Government
Todd Courser hits Lansing like a cannonball
The Lapeer freshman representative and tea party favorite puts faith, family and limited government at the front of his agenda. So why are fellow Republicans running for cover?
Posted inMichigan Government
Plan B or no Plan B, here’s what happens if road proposal fails
The governor is telling voters there’s no alternative to Proposal 1. Lawmakers counter that there’s always a Plan B, but fear it might be worse.
Posted inMichigan Government
The political tale behind the selling of Proposal 1
Complex problems rarely have simple solutions, say the legislators whose last-minute work in December’s lame-duck session produced the byzantine statewide vote to fix Michigan’s roads.
Posted inMichigan Government
A Bridge primer: Untangling the pothole promise of Proposal 1
As Michigan drivers swerve around, and fall into, cracks in the state’s transportation infrastructure, the only solution on the table is almost as much of a headache.
Posted inMichigan Government
Who supports, and opposes, Proposal 1
A wide range of groups are urging a yes vote on the plan to fix Michigan’s roads, and a few are opposing or staying neutral. How are they lining up? It depends on who stands to get paid.
Posted inMichigan Government
For one Michigan legislative staffer, an hour or two in the spotlight
Bill Drake won an award from his peers — the people who work behind the scenes to keep the Michigan Legislature running. He’s not used to being in the center of the frame.