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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Critics say prisons give rural Michigan towns unfair edge in redistrictingSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Why electricity rates may be next fight in Michigan’s bid for auto jobsPaula Gardner
Like your Christmas tree? Thank your farmer. They’re likely far from homeMike Wilkinson
Michigan State University, U-M will require COVID booster shotsRon French
National Popular Vote compact won’t make Michigan 2022 ballotJonathan Oosting
Walleye love perch too much. So Michigan is expanding walleye fishing. Zahra Ahmad
Michigan has an obesity problem. That could make COVID even worseTed Roelofs
Opinion | Oxford shooting shows Michigan has a behavioral health crisisTom Watkins
Enbridge seeks to move Line 5 suit to federal court in bid to prevent shutdownKelly House
Opinion | Here’s why I believe compulsory schooling in Michigan should endTom McMillin
Opinion | Gov. Whitmer must protect against rising energy pricesJohn Dulmes
Michigan House unanimously approves changes to system that tracks child abuseTed Roelofs
Join Bridge Lunch Break discussion on Michigan redistrictingAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Michigan Supreme Court hears redistricting lawsuit over secret memosSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Lower water lead levels a glimmer of good news for Benton HarborKelly House
Can a former Democrat win Michigan’s GOP heart? James Craig may soon find outJonathan Oosting
Michigan lawmakers vote to allow bus drivers, lunch aides to serve as substitutesTracie Mauriello
Michigan Legislature passes $1B incentive plan for big projects like GMSergio Martínez-Beltrán, Paula Gardner, Jonathan Oosting
10 years of strict teacher evaluations haven’t boosted learning in MichiganRon French
Opinion | Oxford shooting: Don’t blame high school for following state rulesLouis Steigerwald
On eve of court case, Michigan redistricting panel says it has right to secrecySergio Martínez-Beltrán
Short of teachers, Michigan schools may use bus drivers as subs under GOP billTracie Mauriello
‘This is it’: Michigan nears giant tax incentive to lure GM, manufacturersPaula Gardner
Watch Bridge Book Club discussion of “The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls”Amber DeLind, Josiah Foster
High costs, few customers: Benton Harbor water woes loom for Michigan citiesKelly House
Scaled-back social services bill still vital to Michigan home care workersTodd Spangler, Detroit Free Press
In 1978, a teen opened fire at Lansing Everett. It has lessons for Oxford. Ted Roelofs
Inflation is at 39-year high. Michigan consumers and businesses feel pinchPaula Gardner
As COVID-19 surges in Michigan, no new restrictions planned by stateMike Wilkinson
Omicron variant arrives in Michigan. What you need to knowMike Wilkinson
Another real estate shortage: Grand Rapids running out of industrial spacePaula Gardner
Opinion | We are crime survivors, and the Safer Michigan Act makes us safer Priscilla Bordayo, Qiana Wimbley, Shari Ware
Steelhead bag limits reduced in some Michigan waters amid fish declines Zahra Ahmad
Opinion | Michigan needs better trained nurses. Community colleges can helpBrent LaFaive
Oxford school shooting: Sandy Hook mom urges mental health focusTracie Mauriello
After Oxford shooting, Michigan Dems seek to bar high-capacity magazine salesJonathan Oosting
After losing out on Ford plants, Michigan fast-tracks new business incentivesJonathan Oosting, Paula Gardner
Opinion | State must seize opportunity to fix our struggling child care systemJeffrey Miles
Already short of teachers, some Michigan schools now running low on foodTracie Mauriello
For booming Grand Rapids, a larger ambition: Midwest technology hub Paula Gardner
Opinion | Michigan health systems need help. Will the Legislature respond?Brian Peters
Michigan House GOP unveils $1.2B plan for COVID tests, monoclonal antibodiesJonathan Oosting
Bridge, news outlets sue Michigan redistricting panel to release memosSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls Biden’s vaccine mandate ‘a problem’ for businessesJonathan Oosting, Paula Gardner
Michigan school board member after Oxford shooting: Make school optional Ron French
Michigan House panel approves changes to state child abuse and neglect listTed Roelofs
Bloody drawings, a cry for help and Oxford’s choice before school shootingKelly House, Ron French
Oxford declines Michigan AG offer to probe shooting. Nessel may do so anywaySergio Martínez-Beltrán
Michigan drivers to get insurance refunds of $400 per car from trust fundJonathan Oosting
Oxford shooting: Michigan Dems seek gun storage law. It may be a long fight.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán