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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Michigan’s police officer shortage becoming dire: ‘Where did everyone go?’Ron French
Michigan nonprofits can benefit from ‘direct pay’ clean energy incentivesDan Netter
Workers in short supply as U.S. invests $1.3 trillion in infrastructure repairsBrett Walton, Circle of Blue
Opinion | Michigan community colleges better than portrayed, but need helpBrandy Johnson
More Michigan lawmakers targeted for recall Yue Stella Yu
Dozens of violations, just $2,000 in fines for Detroit hazardous waste siteJena Brooker
University of Michigan campus gun ban upheld by Court of AppealsYue Stella Yu
Michigan businesses urged to prepare for UPS strike by TeamstersBill Shea
Whitmer signs ‘transformative’ $24.3B Michigan education budget. What to knowIsabel Lohman
Michigan removes clerk charged in ‘false electors’ scheme from election dutyOralandar Brand-Williams, Votebeat
Michigan GOP officials defend Trump electors as court dates setLauren Gibbons
Michigan’s records law delayed public disclosures about Clare grantMike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting
Emails: Michigan moved fast on ‘well connected politically’ $25M Clare grantMike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting
In rural Michigan, need is great, but summer food programs are scarceYue Stella Yu
Raise a glass, Michigan. Cocktails-to-go, college stadium beer sales now legalLauren Gibbons
Michigan electors scheme: What to know about the 16 Trump backers charged Lauren Gibbons
Michigan bald eagles soar back from near-extinctionAshley Zhou
Help wanted: Report ranks Michigan health care jobs with the most needRobin Erb
Opinion | Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s new education agency carries dangers Brendan Cantwell
Judge denies bid to halt site work for Ford EV battery plant in MarshallPaula Gardner
Sixteen Michigan Trump loyalists face felonies in ‘false elector’ schemeLauren Gibbons
After battle, retreat for young people mulling suicide OK’d near Ann ArborRobin Erb
University of Michigan-Flint is losing leader at a critical timeIsabel Lohman
Five Michigan House Democrats, one Republican face recall threatsLauren Gibbons
Opinion | Stop calling me a bigot for supporting ban on puberty blockersBrad Paquette
Despite national slump, Michigan vacation rentals are going gangbustersRon French
Opinion | How Oakland County is working together to make early voting workJoe Rozell
Michigan group eyes ballot measure to bring back prisoner ‘good time’ creditsLauren Gibbons
Opinion | The case against allowing internet voting in MichiganCarl Landwehr, Aquene Freechild
Michigan police go slow writing tickets for new hands-free driving lawJanelle D. James
Michigan air quality unhealthy again Monday because of Canadian wildfiresJanelle D. James
Tight labor market helps Michigan’s ex-prisoners find jobsIrena Li
Traverse City salon banning trans clients won’t be last business battle Bill Shea
Unlikely bond between luxury cruise line, Great Lakes climate scientistsDan Netter
Records: Wentworth secured $6.8M grant to dredge lake where former aide livesMike Wilkinson
Citizens group’s zoning lawsuit may stall Ford’s Marshall EV battery sitePaula Gardner
Michigan to end marijuana drug tests for most state jobs on Oct. 1Lauren Gibbons
Michigan: Double payment concerns suspended $25M Clare health campus grantMike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting
New psychiatric unit in northern Michigan to address severe care gapRobin Erb
Whitmer population council adds youth, lowers average age of members to 52Jonathan Oosting
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control, made by Grand Rapids firmJanelle D. James
Traffic, theft, drug crimes top Michigan automatic expungementsLauren Gibbons
Judge paves way for charges in Michigan vote machine tampering probeJonathan Oosting
Records: Firm of ex-aide to Michigan speaker paid $820K within days of grantMike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting
Juneteenth becomes an official state holiday in MichiganLauren Gibbons
Michigan probes Consumers Energy over broken meters, inflated bill claimsJanelle D. James
In settlement with critics, DTE Energy agrees to faster coal phase-outPaula Gardner, Kelly House
Gretchen Whitmer creates new Michigan education agency for pre-K to collegeHannah Dellinger/Chalkbeat Detroit, Isabel Lohman
Harmful algal blooms appearing on Lake Erie earlier than usualLester Graham, Michigan Public
Nearly $1.2 billion spent at one site to deter invasive carp from Great Lakes; other entry sites still possibleVladislava Sukhanovskaya, Circle of Blue