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Michigan news: Bridge archive

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Michigan hospital leader: Get vaxxed for COVID. We’re near capacity again.Robin Erb
Michigan unemployment director, under fire, pledges ‘user friendly’ upgradesPaula Gardner
Michigan redistricting panel saves metro Detroit for last. Is that a mistake?Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Detroit students hustle into class, masked up and temperature checkedOlivia Lewis, Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Michigan: Masked or vaxxed students more likely to avoid COVID quarantine Robin Erb, Ron French
Opinion | The State of Michigan legally undermined local governmentsJohn Mogk
Opinion | Michigan’s economy needs greater state support for childcare and preschoolTimothy J. Bartik, Scott Nykaza
COVID surge has largely missed Michigan. Has the state dodged a bullet?Mike Wilkinson, Robin Erb
Public forum focuses on solutions to caregiving crisis in MichiganBridge Staff
More Michigan 3rd-graders struggled to read amid COVID, remote learningRon French
Join us for Bridge Michigan’s virtual 10-year anniversary celebrationAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Michigan braces for hundreds of Afghan refugees: ‘It’s our turn to help’Ted Roelofs
Michigan is more integrated than ever. Some fear more white flight will followSergio Martínez-Beltrán, Mike Wilkinson
In cheering Taylor North’s baseball success, a town celebrates its own Robin Erb
Confusion reigns over deadlines to redraw Michigan county commission mapsSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Old Michigan law could ban abortion, as Texas ignites Roe v. Wade debateJonathan Oosting
Majority of Michigan students must now mask up, as Ingham, Washtenaw add rulesRon French
Opinion | To keep kids in the classroom, Michigan schools must mask upSharon Swindell
Opinion | Michigan’s community colleges help students outside classrooms, tooMichael Hansen
Get a shot, get a smoothie. Detroit McDonald’s owner joins COVID effort.Robin Erb
Lake Superior summer: Blue-green algae comes to a lake once believed immuneSharon Oosthoek, Great Lakes Now
New push to make Michigan’s outdoors more inviting to people of colorKelly House
Michigan shifts approach to monitor spread of deadly deer diseaseKelly House
Michigan Republicans vote to block emergency alerts for COVID ordersJonathan Oosting
See how your Michigan school fared in the 2021 M-STEP testMike Wilkinson
Michigan student test scores slump, as COVID halts slow progressRon French, Tracie Mauriello, Mike Wilkinson, Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on youth mental health in MichiganAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Memo: Whitmer staff reviews FOIA requests, even though she’s exempt from lawJonathan Oosting
Michigan will release M-STEP results soon. Here’s what to expectLori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit, Tracie Mauriello
Republicans launch ‘secure MI vote’ drive to reform Michigan election lawsJonathan Oosting
Which Michigan school COVID measures work? We asked scientistsRobin Erb, Ron French
Michigan’s largest public companies ‘encouraged’ by second-quarter reboundDavid Wilkins
Michigan appliance customers find delay and frustration. It won’t end soon.Paula Gardner
Michigan renters may face eviction after high court nixes COVID moratoriumJonathan Oosting
Six northern Michigan counties join Wayne with newest school mask mandatesRon French
Costs rising for Michigan COVID care with return of deductibles, copaysRobin Erb, Makayla Coffee
Michigan COVID cases up among vaccinated but less likely to be hospitalized or dieMike Wilkinson
GOP House speaker calls for removal of state unemployment agency chief Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Trump allies sanctioned for ‘frivolous’ suit to overturn Michigan electionJonathan Oosting
After months of Michigan school mask protests, anti-anti-maskers mobilizeMakayla Coffee
500,000-plus jobless Michigan workers brace to lose unemployment benefitsPaula Gardner
Now a ‘star witness,’ Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plotter gets 75 monthsJonathan Oosting
U.S. House Jan. 6 panel probes Trump talks with Michigan officialsJonathan Oosting
Michigan school mask tracker: Find rules in your districtBridge Staff
Almost half of Michigan students now in schools with COVID mask mandatesRon French
COVID still isolates some in Michigan nursing homes. It may get worse.Robin Erb
Michigan redistricting commission’s latest challenge: attendance Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Michigan colleges hope raffles boost COVID-19 vaccinations in time for fallMakayla Coffee
Michigan is burning through EMTs and paramedics, leaving shortagesTed Roelofs
GOP gubernatorial hopeful James Craig: I won’t be defined by Trump Sergio Martínez-Beltrán