Michigan governor candidates talk about how to solve city-specific problems related to revenue sharing, auto insurance reform, poverty and more.
Where Michigan governor candidates stand
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Where they stand: Michigan governor candidates on jobs and the economy
Democrats have ambitious programs to fix what ails Michigan such as bad roads and rotten schools. Republicans and Libertarians say they can address the state’s challenges without tax increases.
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Where they stand: Michigan candidates for governor on K-12 education
Perhaps no issue is as important to Michigan’s future as improving the state’s schools and increasing the number of post-secondary graduates. Here’s how the candidates answered questions from Bridge.
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Where they stand: Michigan governor candidates on college affordability
Some Michigan governor candidates want to make college free, others want to emphasize career tech. Here’s what the candidates facing primary challenges are saying about the rising cost of college.
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Where do they stand? The governor candidates on their plans for Michigan
Bridge interviewed gubernatorial candidates to find their answers to crumbling roads, slumping test scores, contaminated water and other problems vexing Michigan.
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Brian Calley: What Michigan could learn from ‘Pissed Off Autism Moms’
The lieutenant governor says he and other parents of kids with autism learned how to fight big insurance and win.
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Patrick Colbeck: Eliminate income taxes to expand Michigan’s economy, population
Republican running for governor says tax could be gradually reduced to zero without cutting schools or public safety.
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Jim Hines: Michigan school problems can’t be solved with money alone
The Republican governor candidate says billions more have gone into schools with few results. He’d start by scrapping Common Core and consider eliminating subsidized preschool.
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Bill Schuette: Michigan must fix education, lower taxes and car insurance
The Republican pledges to improve Michigan reading scores and car insurance rates, both of which are among nation’s worst.
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Abdul El-Sayed: Expand health care, access to education in Michigan
The Democratic doctor slams Gov. Rick Snyder, vows to shut down Line 5 and institute single-payer healthcare system.