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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Opinion | No gun control? Fine. Open your wallet to pay for safety measuresTim Quinn
Michigan Supreme Court upholds disqualification of GOP candidatesJonathan Oosting, Lauren Gibbons
Allergies are bad this year in Michigan. Climate change is making them worseZahra Ahmad
Nuclear power is having a moment in Michigan after PalisadesKelly House
Join Bridge’s Capitol team for a Lunch Break on 2022 Michigan electionsAmber DeLind
Detroit schools using COVID-19 funds to try to close literacy gap with tutoringEthan Bakuli , Chalkbeat Detroit
Republicans: More guns — not more laws — will keep Michigan schools safeJonathan Oosting, Yue Stella Yu
Ford’s $2B investment in Michigan ‘solidifies’ state’s auto productionPaula Gardner
Q&A: Michigan Teacher of the Year advocates for mental health, retention resourcesKarly Graham
Watch Michigan Republican governor debate from Mackinac IslandZahra Ahmad
Whitmer urges business leaders to join 'economic' fight for abortion rightsJonathan Oosting
James Craig loses ballot access suit; Johnson appeals to Michigan Supreme CourtJonathan Oosting
Turns out, Gretchen Whitmer says she needs more time to ‘fix the damn roads’Jonathan Oosting, Yue Stella Yu
Bipartisan support grows to add millions to Michigan’s $1B tax incentive fundPaula Gardner, Jonathan Oosting
Michigan petition drives plagued by forgery. Only one makes ballot deadlineYue Stella Yu, Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Investing in children’s mental health must be a statewide priorityNicole Hamp
Lee Chatfield’s home searched amid criminal probe, Dana Nessel confirmsYue Stella Yu, Kelly House
Perry Johnson loses appeal in fight to make Michigan’s GOP ballotJonathan Oosting
Michigan Great Lakes: Expect lower waters, ample fish and a hot summerZahra Ahmad
Opinion | Equitable school funding helps Michigan students who need it mostFrances Lazette
Unlock Michigan 2 effort to curb public health orders won’t make ballot Zahra Ahmad
Opinion | Foster care takes a village, and supporting families is worth itCynthia Hollingshed
Studies: Betsy DeVos’ Let MI Kids Learn may help some, but promises overstatedYue Stella Yu, Isabel Lohman
University of Michigan gun violence researchers hope to curb shooting deathsKarly Graham
Dyslexia bills pass Michigan Senate with bipartisan supportKoby Levin, Chalkbeat
After another school shooting, Michigan students, teachers worry about safetyJared Ramsey
EPA: Two toxic hot spots in Michigan will take longer to clean up than many others in Great Lakes statesLester Graham, Michigan Public
More Michigan third-graders could be held back under read-or-flunk lawTracie Mauriello
Michigan baby formula maker plans for profits after rival's factory shutdownPaula Gardner
These low-income Michigan schools get students into college. Here’s how. Isabel Lohman
At Hillsdale library, resignations and alarms about politics, pedophilia Isabel Lohman
James Craig, Perry Johnson sue to make Michigan ballot amid forgery scandalJonathan Oosting
Short on teachers, Michigan schools try to grow their own Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion | I try to assure parents that schools are safe. It’s a waste of time.Joe DiBenedetto
In redrawn districts, Macomb once again could decide Michigan power balanceLauren Gibbons
The bird flu: Clean your birdfeeder right nowGenevieve Fox, Great Lakes Echo
Opinion | MSU research shows culture wars eroding trust in Michigan teachersSandy Frost Waldron, Rebecca Jacobsen, Ariell Bertrand, Annie Gensterblum, Jane Lo
Michigan senators seek summer pause on gas taxes. Whitmer ‘encouraged’Lauren Gibbons
Opinion | Michigan superintendent makes proposals to prevent school shootingsLouis Steigerwald
Board denies Craig, Johnson, others spots on Michigan ballot. Lawsuits next.Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | State higher ed investment must lead to innovation, student supportsBen Frederick
Rent or buy? No easy answers amid high Michigan home prices Paula Gardner
Bridge expands again, partners with Votebeat for Michigan election coverageBridge Staff
No spike in gun sales at Michigan gun shops after Texas massacreJared Ramsey, Karly Graham, Paula Gardner
Michigan hasn’t passed bills to make schools safer, even after Oxford shootingLauren Gibbons
Hillsdale to consider banning Harry Potter as library wars hit MichiganRon French
Michigan board to decide if Craig, Johnson, others make ballot: What to expectJonathan Oosting
Stevens, Levin trade shots over abortion at Michigan congressional debateLauren Gibbons
Michigan school, health leaders push for more school mental health spendingJared Ramsey
Abortion foes launch campaign against ‘anything goes’ Michigan ballot measureYue Stella Yu