Bridge Magazine reveals how government officials and a major Flint hospital initially failed to alert the public about an outbreak of deadly Legionnaires’, and why the disease’s death count is likely much higher.
Michigan Government
Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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With little help from Lansing, schools raise money from local taxpayers
Cash-strapped intermediate school districts are tapping a little-used regional tax option, with two successful campaigns in recent months. Other regions are likely to copy the strategy.
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Win some, lose some: Getting local voters to pay more for schools
Voters have said “yes” to two recent regional tax increases for schools. They sent others to resounding defeat
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This law promised medical hope for dying patients. Was it a cruel deception?
Michigan’s Right-to-Try law offers terminally ill patients quicker access to experimental drugs. More than two years later, not a single patient appears to have been helped. A Bridge Magazine investigation explains why.
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Six ways Trump budget could threaten Michigan environment (SLIDESHOW)
A budget deal granted a reprieve to a popular Great Lakes program. But rivers, lakes and air could still be at risk, environmentalists warn.
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Gerrymandering in Michigan is among the nation’s worst, new test claims
Heard of the ‘efficiency gap’? You may soon. It’s key to a Wisconsin redistricting lawsuit that could eventually affect how Michigan’s lines are drawn.
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Interactive map: See how districts are drawn in YOUR community
How gerrymandered are YOUR political districts? Check our maps.
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An uphill fight to take redistricting out of politicians’ hands
Grassroots activists seek a referendum on alternatives to gerrymandering. The odds are stacked against them.
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Is the Michigan Supreme Court trying to make it harder to punish bad judges?
The high court is considering rule changes that critics say will make it harder to prosecute inept or crooked judges and delay the public release of misconduct charges.
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Obamacare survives, but some rural hospitals may not
Rural residents depend on small medical facilities for chemotherapy, emergency care and other critical procedures. Hospital chiefs across northern Michigan say that ongoing efforts to dismantle Obamacare could put them out of business.