As insurers withdraw Medicare Advantage plans from the market, those beneficiaries especially face big choices that include a rare opportunity.
Poll: Older Michiganders give Medicare little thought. That’s risky
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
A Michigan clerk tried to kick voters off rolls. How her county, state stopped her
The saga of Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop shows how lingering mistrust from 2020 still hangs over elections — not only on the national level, but even from the local officials who sit at the heart of the system.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Fact check: John James bought second home, but no evidence he left his district
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson claims Republican rival John James moved to a multimillion-dollar home outside his congressional district. He did buy what he called a vacation home, but there’s no evidence he moved there.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers debate trade, money, immigration, more
Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers met on the debate stage for the second and final time before Election Day. Here are the facts.
Posted inEvents
Elections, data centers, education take center stage at Bridge Issues Summit
More than 375 people attended or tuned into Bridge Michigan’s inaugural Issues Summit, a half-day convening with journalist-led conversations about the issues shaping Michigan’s future.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Full video: Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers debate in Michigan US Senate race
Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debated for the last time in Michigan’s heavily contested US Senate race. Watch full video here.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Toledo chemical tank rupture forces Michigan school closures near border
A shelter-in-place order for more than 50,000 people covering a 3-mile radius included neighborhoods along the Lake Erie shoreline and stretched just across the state line into Michigan.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Russia frees retired Michigan teacher after over 4 years behind bars
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan, had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Over 2,300 Michigan ACA enrollees caught up in federal fraud sweep
The Trump administration announced in September it had cut 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from healthcare exchanges nationwide over allegations of fraud.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
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