Rising health care costs and access challenges are top concerns for Michigan voters. Bridge reporters joined WJR in Detroit to discuss.
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Posted inMichigan Government
In their words: How Michigan governor candidates would fix health care
Eight candidates vying for Michigan governor explains their health care plans to Bridge.
Posted inMichigan Government, Michigan Health Watch
Bridge Listens: How Michigan’s next governor would fix health care
From rising costs to vaccines and nursing homes: Michigan gubernatorial candidates tell Bridge how they would tackle health care.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Michigan nonprofit seeks help testing for ‘rock snot’ in rivers
Didymosphenia geminata — nicknamed ‘didymo’ or ‘rock snot’ — has already been found in at least six rivers in Michigan, but Michigan Trout Unlimited wants to test additional locations.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Trying to get outdoors in Michigan? After floods, still many places to avoid
When the weather warms in Michigan, many people start spending more time outside. But right now, more than 60 recreation spots for hiking, camping, boating and more are closed due to severe flooding.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Feds order immediate inspection of Cheboygan Dam powerhouse
Potential damage to the dams during last week’s high waters means the risk of dam failure could still exist.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | What Michigan is about to lose
If Planned Parenthood of Michigan is forced to close more health centers or scale back services further, that access does not simply shift elsewhere. It disappears, and the impact will be felt in missed cancer screenings, untreated infections, gaps in birth control access, and delayed care.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan clerk’s ‘corrective audit’ confuses voters facing cancellation
Victoria Bishop sees her election as a mandate to clean up the voter roll, but voters aren’t sure why they were flagged for removal.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
After floods, ice chunks battering homes in northern Michigan
Large chunks of ice have rammed into homes along Michigan’s Black Lake in the northeastern Lower Peninsula as constant spring rainfall and winter melt have flooded homes and threatened to overflow stressed dam systems.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan schools get creative, competitive, to curb high absenteeism
Michigan schools want to boost the number of students regularly showing up for class. Can competitions help boost attendance?