The Capitol reporter is honored for his coverage of the fallout from the 2020 election. Bridge wins top honors for digital site and 19 other awards in Michigan Press Association annual contest.
The renewed ethics push would ban junkets and relatives on payroll and comes on the heels of allegations that the former House speaker misused political funds and traveled frequently.
Republicans seek to give poll watchers breaks, require the Secretary of State to be more vigilant about removing inactive voters from the rolls. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s veto pen is ready.
Educators howled when legislators passed a law allowing school staffers to serve as substitutes temporarily. Months later, hardly any schools regularly take advantage of the law.
The BA.2 sub-variant of omicron is confirmed in Detroit and 21 Michigan counties. More contagious than the original omicron, it's blamed for the sharp rise in cases in several western European communities.
Robert Peacock, a security expert who worked for years in Ukraine and still has family there, shared his views of the war and its impact so far during a Q and A led by John Bebow, president and CEO of the Center for Michigan.
Michigan attorney general charges Ohio woman for allegedly sending racist threats to Black state Reps. Cynthia Johnson, D-Detroit, and Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing.
Students tell a forum hosted by Bridge Michigan, Chalkbeat Detroit and Detroit Free Press that they have little faith in the mental-health services they receive at school.
The pandemic exacerbated a slow-burning mental health crisis in Michigan’s schools. Whitmer wants to open 40 centers to help. Advocates say that’s not enough.
