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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Michigan Achievement Scholarship: How to apply and get your college fundsRon French
Michigan absentee ballots data shows heavy interest in Democratic countiesMike Wilkinson
Michigan Proposal 2: What’s true, false, unknown about the voting ballot questionZahra Ahmad
As mask battles fade, Michigan school boards face new culture-war debatesTracie Mauriello, Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Wall built to segregate Black Detroiters reclaimed as historic siteMalachi Barrett
Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Defunding police ‘dangerous and foolish’Jonathan Oosting
Help support Bridge Michigan’s Nov. 8 election coverageJohn Bebow
After a cancer diagnosis, a family apple orchard owner weighs what’s nextPaula Gardner
With insulin costs rising, Michigan plots early steps to produce its ownRobin Erb
Whitmer, Dixon debate: What to expect on five key Michigan issuesYue Stella Yu, Isabel Lohman, Ron French
Opinion | Michigan college scholarships are good. We can still do better. Michelle Miller-Adams
Michigan’s housing crisis has spread to Alpena. How $100M can help. Paula Gardner
How to watch Dixon-Whitmer gubernatorial debates on Oct. 13 and Oct. 25Zahra Ahmad
Michigan firm linked to election worker data breach; Detroit ends contractJonathan Oosting, Zahra Ahmad
Biden pardons federal marijuana possession charges. What it means to MichiganZahra Ahmad
Big money donors shunning Tudor Dixon, Michigan Republican ticketYue Stella Yu, Mike Wilkinson, Lauren Gibbons
CMU, Western and Ferris State boost first-time fall student enrollmentIsabel Lohman
Michigan gas prices are up again. Here is why.Zahra Ahmad
Join Bridge Lunch Break about inflation’s impact in MichiganAmber DeLind, Josiah Foster
Opinion | Michigan’s future: No flying cars, but plenty of corporate welfareJohn Mozena
Michigan lands two more EV battery plants, bringing up to 4,000 jobsPaula Gardner
Judge: mid-Michigan dam owner lied about warning state before disasterZahra Ahmad
Crime spiked in Michigan under Whitmer. GOP blames her. Experts blame COVIDJonathan Oosting
Proposal 2: Michigan clerks ‘nervous’ about funding 9 days of early votingOralandar Brand-Williams, Votebeat
Michigan psychiatric centers cut number of beds despite having more moneyRobin Erb
Judge dismisses Flint water crisis charges against former Michigan officialsZahra Ahmad
Michigan Proposal 1: What would change if voters approve term-limits lawZahra Ahmad
Without wealth advantage, Detroiters ‘not celebrating’ economic recoveryMalachi Barrett
Center for Michigan names Katy Locker new CEO, expands boardBridge Staff
Michigan Proposal 3 fact check: No, masseuses won’t give abortions to minorsYue Stella Yu
Opinion | Lawmakers must protect children in Michigan’s child welfare systemJudith Fischer
Opinion | Hey Michigan, here’s how to counter misinformation this electionJake Lloyd
Abusive parents causes youth sports crisis, as referees, participation plungesHeaven Jobe/MindSite News
Michigan Proposal 3: What changes if abortion becomes constitutional rightZahra Ahmad
Donald Trump touts ‘fantastic’ Michigan Republicans, returns again to 2020Jonathan Oosting
Federal judge nixes suit seeking Michigan public funds for private schools Isabel Lohman, Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Fresh off Palisades closure, Michigan will study state’s nuclear prospectsKelly House
Trump returns to Michigan Saturday to support Dixon, other GOP candidatesZahra Ahmad
Trump allies target Michigan election officials as part of multi-state campaignJen Fifield/Votebeat
Opinion | Michigan has a detention crisis. We must do better for our kidsJason Smith
Northern Michigan University’s new president vows to engage rural studentsIsabel Lohman
Dana Nessel sues former west Michigan company over PFAS, other pollutionKelly House
Gretchen Whitmer touts economy. Michigan lost 82K jobs under her watch.Jonathan Oosting
Election worker facing tampering charges in Michigan is GOP precinct delegateZahra Ahmad
As septic pollution roils Higgins Lake, Michigan lawmakers consider reformKelly House
Michigan approves $846 million in aggressive bid to attract new business Paula Gardner, Lauren Gibbons
Michigan to invest $560M on scholarships to ease college affordability crisisMike Wilkinson, Lauren Gibbons
Michigan may regulate sale of kratom, an herbal mix linked to overdosesRobin Erb
Proposal 2 wouldn’t let Michigan prisoners vote, despite claims in mass textsZahra Ahmad
Three months into monkeypox, a pleasant surprise in MichiganRobin Erb