The days are getting shorter and the trivia is getting harder. Have you paid attention?
Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Aug. 28: Squeezing every drop of summer
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Consumers preparing to cut flow to Manistee River for dam inspection
Consumers Energy is moving forward with a plan to cut off flow from the Hodenpyl Dam to the Manistee River for a storm damage inspection. River advocates are not pleased.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Fellow Democrats miffed at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over $50M copper mine subsidy
Some lawmakers say the governor’s administration sidestepped the Legislature to award $50 million to the Copperwood Mine’s effort to bring back mining in the Upper Peninsula.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | The election story no one is telling
We should demand that our elections be accurate. We should ask tough questions when warranted. Accountability and scrutiny are strengths of our system, not challenges to overcome. But we also have to be willing to look at the process for ourselves.
Posted inBusiness Watch
With fewer people drinking these days, Michigan wineries turn to goats
Wine consumption is down across the US and world, but wineries are turning to goat happy hours, snowshoe vineyard tours and other events to keep people coming through the doors.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan houses are old and getting older. It’s a ‘huge problem’ for state
The median Michigan home was built in 1973. As Michigan tries to add housing to meet demand, the age of existing homes poses its own challenges, including higher repair bills that can deter buyers.
Posted inMichigan Government
Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in US
The lake’s name comes from the Huron Indigenous people’s word ‘oniatarí:io,’ which means ‘lake of shining waters’ and it predates European settlement in the region. The Ontario province took its name from the lake.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan Dems want to fight Trump. First they have to stop fighting each other
Michigan Democrats want to focus on President Donald Trump and the economy heading into November. But divisions from a bruising Senate primary continue to follow them.
Posted inMichigan Government
Mike Rogers 2.0: After defeat, GOP Senate hopeful takes new pitch to voters
Two years after narrowly losing a US Senate bid, Republican Mike Rogers says he’s learned from the experience. As he tries again, Rogers argues he’s more qualified and less extreme than Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
Posted inTalent & Education
Debate rages over U-M’s plan to hide letter grades. Here’s what to know
Starting in the fall of 2027, first-year students at the College of Literature, Science and the Arts will no longer have their first-semester grades factored into their GPAs or written on transcripts. Students are split on if it’s a good idea.