Recent strides in Detroit’s biking infrastructure have some wondering if the city can become a cycling hub. However, bike and pedestrian safety continue to be an issue.
Biking booms in the Motor City: More lanes, fun rides — and high fatalities
Posted inMichigan Government
Amid push to grow birth rates, Michigan takes new approach: Cash for moms
A bipartisan program in Michigan aims to address the high costs of parenting by giving mothers thousands of dollars in cash with no strings attached.
Posted inMichigan Government
After complaints, Michigan seeks new system to guide youth incarcerations
A Bridge investigation found the system included questions that could boost incarcerations for youths of color. After nearly a year, the state is pivoting.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan ballot initiative aims to reveal ‘dark money’ donors behind political ads
Potential Michigan ballot proposal would require groups that run political ‘issue ads’ near an election to disclose their donors, a reform that transparency advocates have tried before — but failed.
Posted inMichigan Government
Report: ‘Big, beautiful bill’ will blow $1.1 billion hole in Michigan budget
The Citizens Research Council predicts ‘severe’ budget challenges from lost taxes and an increased state spending on Medicaid and SNAP benefits.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Breast milk deliveries from Michigan prison benefit babies with moms behind bars
Breast milk is going mobile at Michigan’s only women’s prison with a new $500,000 delivery program to babies of incarcerated moms.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | 15 years after oil spill, why Michigan should reject Line 5 tunnel
My family knows the cost of taking Enbridge at its word. State regulators have a responsibility to protect our air and water.
Posted inEvents
Watch Bridge Lunch Break discussion on Michigan’s whitefish crisis
Bridge Michigan senior environment reporter Kelly House led a virtual panel discussion about the collapsing whitefish population in the lower Great Lakes. Missed the discussion? Watch a recap here.
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Opinion | Michigan school reform: Full of sound and fury, signifying what?
We should study lower income, higher performing states to see what’s working. What are these states doing that Michigan isn’t?
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | The Walmart attack: A defining moment?
This achingly recent incident does not define the people who call this very special place, northern Michigan, home.