The “un-American” New York Times and the “nightmare” Drudge Report: A Troy conservative and two Ann Arbor liberals discover just how wide the news divide has become.
Ron French
Ron French is the senior enterprise reporter at Bridge Michigan, covering a wide range of topics including rural communities, federal policy impacts, education and public health. Born and raised in Indiana, Ron came to Bridge in 2011 from The Detroit News, where he was a project reporter, and previously reported for newspapers across Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University.
Rooted in Okemos, Ron has become a true Michigander — complete with a family cabin Up North.
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Is Lansing trying to steer funds reserved for recreation land?
For decades, a nonpartisan trust enshrined in the Michigan Constitution has decided how to expand public recreation areas in the state. Now, a northern Michigan senator is saying the Legislature should have a voice in the trust’s spending choices.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Study claims Michigan has more blackouts than most states. Not true, says DTE
Last week’s windstorm left more than a million Michigan customers in the dark. Would more modernization and prevention efforts limit damage from future storms?
Posted inQuality of Life
An election. An inauguration. A divided state.
The gulf between us is bigger than ever. How do we find common ground?
Posted inQuality of Life
Meet Michigan's divided
Can 11 passionate Michigan residents and families reach across the political and cultural chasms that too often divide our state?
Posted inMichigan Education Watch
Dual enrollment growing in popularity and frustration
Opportunities to take college courses while in high school vary widely across Michigan, but the credits earned aren’t always what students expect
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Six ways Tuesday’s election may change Michigan
From health insurance costs to road repairs to Rick Snyder losing the last of his mojo, Tuesday’s election is likely to have a huge impact on the Michigan Legislatur
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Got polling fever? Five points for surviving until the election results tonight
Anxiety-inducing polls are driving Americans to the edge. One expert explains how today’s polls work – and don’t work – and how best to read them
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How accurately have polls predicted the presidential race
Individual polls can vary to a maddening degree, but the average of final national polls tallied at the RealClearPolitics.com website has been fairly accurate in the past three presidential elections
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In Lansing, where potentially self-serving votes run ‘rampant’
Michigan’s failure to pass a conflict-of-interest law allows legislators to cast votes even when they appear to have a financial interest.
