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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Money headed to Michigan schools to help with COVID testingTracie Mauriello
A Grand Rapids lake and the consequences of Michigan’s road salt addictionKelly House
Michigan officials call for trucker protest to end 'immediately and safely'Ted Roelofs
Michigan to weigh red flag bill after Oxford shooting. Gun groups are furious.Jonathan Oosting
Michigan counties drop mask mandates as COVID plummets. Schools may follow.Mike Wilkinson, Robin Erb
How Gretchen Whitmer wants to spend $18.4 billion on Michigan schools Isabel Lohman
Watch Bridge Book Club discussion of ‘The Other Me’Amber DeLind, Josiah Foster
Four ways Great Lakes winters are changing as scientists search for cluesKelly House
Reality check: Whitmer’s budget is massive. But so are Michigan’s problems.Jonathan Oosting, Yue Stella Yu
Whitmer: Replace Michigan’s unemployment system. Critics: What took so long?Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Truckers protesting vaccine mandate block two Michigan bridges to CanadaTed Roelofs
Michigan Republicans seek to close loophole that helped Whitmer raise millionsYue Stella Yu
Michigan lawmakers to DNR: Set a wolf hunt now. State wants to wait.Zahra Ahmad
How Michigan will spend $1.2B in federal aid for pandemic relief, COVID testsYue Stella Yu, Jonathan Oosting
As Gretchen Whitmer pitches Michigan education, a lag in college enrollment Isabel Lohman, Mike Wilkinson
Voters Not Politicians’ bid to intervene in suit prompts fairness questions Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Feds relax rules for workers ordered to repay Michigan unemployment benefitsPaula Gardner
How Michigan’s state budget process works: Important dates, taxes and hearingsZahra Ahmad
Opinion | Lowering standards to be a Michigan teacher is a horrible mistakeNancy Flanagan
Whitmer: Tap Michigan’s budget surplus to boost K-12, pre-K, mental healthTracie Mauriello
A year into online gambling, Michigan problems multiply as Super Bowl nearsTed Roelofs
Cargo delays in Michigan renew calls for new Great Lakes icebreaking shipsZahra Ahmad
How to get free N95, KN95 masks and COVID tests in MichiganRobin Erb
Lordstown, Ohio gives Michigan hint of how EV battery plant changes economyPaula Gardner
Lawyers may get close to $180 million in Flint water crisis settlementKelly House
Opinion | Michigan has barrels of cash now, but don’t forget budget historyBob Schneider
Michigan’s $7 million ‘tampon tax’ is officially overZahra Ahmad
Michigan Supreme Court dismisses redistricting suit over Black representationJonathan Oosting
Ann Arbor pours money into green affordable housing. Will others follow? Kelly House
Virtual learning and the end of Michigan snow daysIsabel Lohman
Duck and goose populations booming in Michigan. Other birds? Not so much.Zahra Ahmad
Lee Chatfield allegations fuel push for ethics reform in Michigan LegislatureJonathan Oosting
Michigan GOP bill: Schools must post curriculum, books, assignments Ron French, Tracie Mauriello
Next up: COVID vaccines for Michigan children under age 5Robin Erb
Amid snowmageddon, Michigan schools are out of snow days: What to knowRon French, Tracie Mauriello
Betsy DeVos backs Michigan petitions for voucher-like school choice programJonathan Oosting
Trump donations to Michigan candidates a ‘mess,’ may have to be returnedYue Stella Yu
Beaumont-Spectrum merger: history says higher costs, not better care Robin Erb
Michigan bill would let college students lead classes to curb teacher shortageTracie Mauriello
Michigan moves to expand bobcat hunting as other states eye restrictionsZahra Ahmad
Opinion | Reform Michigan auto insurance law before more of us dieBrian Woodward
Opinion | Use federal COVID cash to fix Michigan roads, cut taxes and debtJames Hohman
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sends Dems $3.5M in campaign funds. GOP cries foul. Yue Stella Yu
Michigan DNR camping reservations up 8 percent. Book now for busy sites.Zahra Ahmad
Michigan Attorney General now involved in Lee Chatfield sex assault probe Kelly House
As Michigan DNR camping reservations soar, parks want COVID funds soon Ted Roelofs
Michigan petition seeks 9 days of early voting, funds for absentee ballotsSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Detroit church hopes to boost worker-owned businesses in Latino communityMartina Guzmán
Deaths exceed births in Michigan. Blame COVID, but long-term trends are grimMike Wilkinson
Michigan’s pension tax to likely vanish, but questions on broader tax cutZahra Ahmad