Michigan faces significant challenges, but the politically divided Legislature isn’t agreeing on many bills. Again. Is this the new normal in Lansing?
3 months, 7 bills: Michigan lawmakers moving slow as campaign season looms
Posted inMichigan Government
Watch: Bridge reporters talk youth mental health outsourcing on WJR
Bridge Michigan reporters join WJR’s Kevin Dietz to discuss the results of an investigation into why Michigan children are increasingly sent out-of-state for mental health treatment.
Posted inMichigan Government
Elissa Slotkin for president? Michigan Democrat isn’t ruling out 2028 run
Elissa Slotkin, a potential 2028 presidential contender, was in Iowa on Tuesday talking to Trump voters about divisiveness and community issues.
Posted inMichigan Government
Abdul El-Sayed courts college voters, controversy in Michigan Senate stop
Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed rallied Michigan college students in a controversial appearance with Hasan Piker, a popular online streamer accused of antisemitism.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
In US first, Ann Arbor makes its own green power company
With utilities’ transition to green energy moving too slowly for them, Ann Arbor officials decided to launch a power company of their own.
Posted inBusiness Watch
A first for Michigan’s $2.4B SOAR business incentive program: New jobs
Companies say they’ve created 1,846 of the 14,559 jobs they originally promised in exchange for Michigan SOAR subsidies. They still have several years to meet their targets.
Posted inQuality of Life
Beyond books: Michigan libraries reinventing role as reading wanes
Libraries across Michigan are lending tools and cookware, hosting clothing swaps, repair cafés and indoor farmers markets. ‘We’re so much more than (a place) for checking out books,’ one official said.
Posted inTalent & Education
Detroit schools have new tool in enrollment fight: social media influencers
The strategy to hire 23 students to share positive messaging about the district is the latest in an ongoing battle to grow enrollment.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Consumers Energy’s sale plan would turn unprofitable dams into $270M payday
The utility’s plan to sell 13 unprofitable dams and buy back the power would boost its profits by $270 million while ratepayer costs skyrocket. Critics of the sale are crying foul, but Consumers maintains its sale plan is the cheapest option for ratepayers.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan kids in mental health crisis sent out of state as facilities close
Michigan has a shrinking capacity for children and teens in severe psychological crises. Families are finding care hundreds of miles away, and a growing number of kids are sent away by courts.