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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Record elk hunting applications fuel conservation effortsNicholas Simon, Capital News Service
Michigan education chief pushes reforms to get more teachers in classrooms Tracie Mauriello
COVID shots for young kids adds confusion to Michigan school mask mandatesRon French
Opinion | For our safety, Michigan must allow job background checksBrian Calley, Amanda Fisher
Deer expert: Expect fewer hunters in the Michigan woods this year Kelly House
As hunting wanes, fear of a southern Michigan deer invasion growsKelly House
Opinion | Whitmer, Proposal 3 hurt Michigan election integrityRuth Johnson
Kindergarten catch-up: How teachers are helping young learnersTracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
How the $1.2-trillion Biden infrastructure bill will be spent in Michigan Kelly House
Docs: Benton Harbor water response marked by delays, poor messaging Kelly House, Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | My great grandfather was lynched. Michigan GOP wants to hide thatKyra Harris Bolden
Whitmer vetoes tax breaks for private schools. Petition drive coming next.Ron French
Facing COVID vaccine mandates, these Michigan residents just said no Ted Roelofs
Opinion | Michigan businesses can’t support Black Lives AND voter suppressionPonsella Hardaway, Jennifer Disla
Bridge Book Club to read “The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls”Amber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Michigan redistricting commission relents, creates majority-Black maps for HouseSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Deep in Trump country, a Michigan town mistrusts all elections, except its ownJonathan Oosting
Michigan environmental leader admits flaws with Benton Harbor lead crisis Kelly House
Biden mandate means 2 million Michigan workers must get COVID vaccine Paula Gardner
Michigan drivers to get car insurance refund from $5B surplusSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Child COVID vaccines are available in Michigan. Now comes the hard part. Robin Erb, Ron French
Michigan House passes bill Democrats say would whitewash Black historyTracie Mauriello
CDC approves COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11, shots available immediately Robin Erb, Ron French
Michigan to offer nonbinary designation for driver licenses next weekJonathan Oosting
Amid lead crisis, EPA orders Benton Harbor to fix water quality violations Kelly House
Climate change grips trout streams across the nation: How anglers are respondingLaura Gersony, Circle of Blue
Sparrow nurses without contract say 'critically low' staffing puts patients at riskKate Wells, Michigan Radio, Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
Proposed body cameras on Michigan conservation officers draw oppositionDanielle James, Great Lakes Echo
Opinion | Whitmer should support school choice, including private schoolPamela Hornberger
Michigan redistricting panel OKs three congressional maps; more tweaks likelyMike Wilkinson
Michigan effort launched to OK tax breaks for private school educationTracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Commission approves Senate maps that favor Michigan DemocratsMike Wilkinson
Whitmer seeks insurance refund. It could pay $80 to $700 per Michigan driverJonathan Oosting
Free tuition lured Michigan adults to college. Next job: Keeping them thereRon French
Monoclonal antibody treatment gains ground in Michigan’s COVID fight Robin Erb
Michigan troopers search clerk’s office for missing election equipmentJonathan Oosting
Opinion | While we have the cash, let’s boost Michigan’s college scholarshipsDan Hurley
COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11 clears another federal hurdleRobin Erb
Whitmer vetoes Michigan election bills as GOP petitions to bypass herJonathan Oosting
Join Bridge Lunch Break discussion on elder caregiving Amber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Michigan redistricting may help Democrats. But will it hurt Black voters?Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Michigan parks look increasingly likely to get big COVID funding boostKelly House
Voting machine missing after Michigan clerk stripped of election powerJonathan Oosting
Nuclear Question: Debate continues over long-term storage of nuclear waste in the Great LakesAndrew Reeves, Great Lakes Now
How staff shortages are hurting Michigan students with disabilitiesKoby Levin, Chalkbeat
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about COVID mandates, K-12 education in MichiganAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Michigan redistricting panel, which pledged openness, meets in secretSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Clerk decries ‘tyranny’ after Michigan strips her of running electionJonathan Oosting
Opinion | Michigan should be protecting the vote, not suppressing itMatt Koleszar
Can Detroit return its brownfields to the indigenous sacred sites they once were?Anna West, YES! Magazine