Many assume the solution is simple: fill the funding gaps left by the federal pullback. But philanthropy alone can’t replace public investment – and many argue it shouldn’t.
Job Corps centers in Detroit, Grand Rapids and Flint that provided housing and vocational training to low-income youth were abruptly shuttered last week by the Trump administration.
The Detroit mayor and 2026 independent gubernatorial candidate says ‘partisan turmoil’ is holding back Michigan and failing school children across the state.
Teachers are often in silos, focused on one group of students or one subject area. Not anymore in Concord Community schools and Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are trying ‘team teaching.’
Because of major cuts at the National Endowment for the Arts, Michigan organizations are losing most of the $3 million in grants they’d been awarded. Among them: A studio for artists with disabilities.
Ron French and Robin Erb named Journalists of the year, as Bridge Michigan and BridgeDetroit reporters take home 23 awards from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Many Michigan cities, townships and villages added population from 2023 to 2024, especially in Detroit and in suburban communities that are still adding housing. Economic uncertainty could slow the gains though.
The state should respect local leaders when they determine something is best for their community. That’s why we have local governments. That’s why we have democracy.
The Trump administration cut a combined $4.5 million in criminal justice grant funding for Michigan-based organizations as part of a broad cost-cutting effort. Advocates say the move could cost lives. Local law enforcement groups say it’s too early to tell.
Joe Tate says he’s running to “lay a foundation for the next generation of Michiganders.” He joins a Democratic primary field that already includes Haley Stevens, Abdul El-Sayed and Mallory McMorrow.
In a voicemail, the former mayor says Donald Trump promised a pardon during his first year in office and asks a lawmaker to put in a good word on his behalf. Now, Kilpatrick says there is no ‘quid pro quo.
Border crossings from Canada to Michigan have dropped significantly, especially by car, amid heightened security and a Canadian travel boycott sparked by US tariffs.
Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s east side by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees. Detroit is the pilot city for the Giant Sequoia Filter Forest.
We asked. You answered. Bridge Michigan readers select the 10 best movies set in the best state in the nation. Spoiler alert: Some favorites didn’t make the cut.
Another round of Trump tariffs are set to go into effect this week. Use our interactive timeline to explore what import taxes the president has imposed so far, what’s coming and what it might mean for Michigan.
About 108,000 fewer people crossed the Canadian border into Michigan this February, compared to the same time last year. It’s the first year-over-year decline in border crossings since COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted.
Take a photo journey of Green Book history as Michigan starts an initiative to identify and preserve the state’s historic Black travel sites from the mid-1900s.
