Law enforcement and treatment experts chart a rising toll from meth, from overdose deaths to families ripped apart. Cheaper and more pure versions now come from Mexican labs, and there are not enough treatment resources in rural counties.
Rural Michigan
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
As drought grips American West, irrigation becomes a Michigan selling point
Michigan farmers irrigate with 187 billion gallons of groundwater a year, double what was used a decade earlier. Is the state prepared for more?
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge Book Club discussion of collaborative memoir ‘Wounds’
Authors Razel Jones and Daniel Abbott joined Bridge Michigan on Friday to discuss their collaborative memoir about growing up in rural west Michigan.
Posted inTalent & Education
A northern Michigan school was ordered to mandate masks. 100 students left.
Families are pulling their kids out of class and moving to neighboring districts as they shop for schools that match the face mask policies they prefer.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Let’s not pit rural against urban voters in Michigan redistricting
It would be healthy for our democracy and for the voices of all citizens to see a blend of urban and rural people in legislative districts. Then elected officials would really need to consider everyone’s needs more evenly.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Required COVID vaccines put Michigan hospital worker hesitancy to the test
Hospitals lauded federal vaccine requirements that cover virtually all Michigan healthcare workers as a win for patient safety. But workers’ unions warned the regulations could force a worker exodus from an already short-staffed industry.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan redistricting panel saves metro Detroit for last. Is that a mistake?
A new commission has spent weeks drawing districts in rural areas of Michigan, but has set aside only five days for southeast Michigan. Some fear they could be in a rush to complete the process.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
New push to make Michigan’s outdoors more inviting to people of color
Visitors to public lands and outdoor recreation are overwhelmingly white. State land managers say they want to reduce this “nature gap,” while African-American and Latino groups are encouraging more exploration of Michigan waters and trails.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan shifts approach to monitor spread of deadly deer disease
After years of collecting samples from killed deer that overwhelmed state resources while failing to provide the information biologists need to track chronic wasting disease, state officials are taking a more targeted approach.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Bridge Book Club to discuss ‘Wounds’ in September
Authors and Michigan natives Razel Jones and Daniel Abbott will join Bridge Michigan for a discussion of their collaborative memoir. Join us on Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. September 24. Bridge members receive a free e-version of the book.