The July 30 event will feature Bridge Michigan environmental reporter Kelly House.
Bridge Lunch Break to discuss whitefish crisis
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
The DNR is selling over 120 plots of land. Why?
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is auctioning off 124 properties state officials say are better managed by private hands. Lakefront properties, vast forestland and an island are all up for grabs.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan loses massive semiconductor plant. Whitmer blames ‘national economic turmoil’
Michigan used taxpayer subsidies to try to land a $63 billion deal with Sandisk. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer now says that won’t happen.
Posted inTalent & Education
U-M faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists
The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Crypto mines a noisy nuisance to some. Should Michigan regulate them?
Pending legislation would make it easier to build crypto mines in Michigan. One Upper Peninsula community knows the mines don’t always make good neighbors.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Crypto mining comes to Michigan. How does it work?
Crypto’s gone increasingly mainstream, but many still don’t understand how the financial technology works. We’re here to help.
Posted inMichigan Government
After Benson violation, GOP eyes change to Michigan campaign finance law
House Republicans push to tighten Michigan campaign finance enforcement after an investigation found Jocelyn Benson violated the law but could not be punished.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan GOP moves against ranked choice voting as petition drive gears up
A new plan from state House Republicans would ban ranked choice voting in Michigan – just as organizers launch a petition drive to try to adopt the method via a 2026 ballot proposal.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Smartphones don’t belong in schools
Michigan should enact a ban like New York state’s: no smartphones at school from bell-to-bell. We shouldn’t ask our children to resist technology that’s so addictive many adults can’t pull themselves away.
Posted inOutdoors Life
50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald sank, swimmers to complete ‘final voyage’
The Edmund Fitzgerald was carrying Iron Ore to Detroit when it sank in 1975, killing all crew members. Now, 68 swimmers — Led by Jim “The Shark” Dreyer — will complete the mission.