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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
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
Michigan House weighs bills to protect families from unfair abuse claims Ted Roelofs
Breakthrough COVID deaths, illnesses mount, as boosters lag in MichiganMike Wilkinson
Rising cost of water in Michigan leads to affordability problemsBrett Walton, Circle of Blue
Oxford shooting suspect’s parents arrested, plead not guilty to manslaughterSergio Martínez-Beltrán, Jonathan Oosting
Prosecutor: Oxford suspect shouldn't have been allowed back in classRon French, Jonathan Oosting
Michigan hospitals at COVID-induced capacities, as moods turn angrier Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson
Resources to help Michigan families cope with the Oxford High School shootingKoby Levin, Chalkbeat, Ethan Bakuli , Chalkbeat Detroit
Scores of Michigan schools close amid threats following Oxford shootings Ron French
The case against the parents of Oxford shooting suspect: Gun was Xmas presentJonathan Oosting
Michigan’s water systems in line for $3.3 billion. Much more is needed.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Pro-Trump lawyers must pay $175K to Michigan, Detroit, judge rulesJonathan Oosting
Bomb threats, school closings tighten student stress after Oxford shootingsRobin Erb
Michigan redistricting panel opts for secrecy, won’t release voting memosSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Michigan House seeks $50 million for school police after Oxford shootingRon French, Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | My children survived the Oxford school shooting. We can’t allow another oneMarcia Hudson
Voters Not Politicians to redistricting panel: Release Voting Rights Act memosSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Rumors of impending danger, terror-filled moments in Oxford school shootingRobin Erb, Kelly House
Oxford shooting: Dems push gun safety; top Republican frets for ‘freedoms’Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
15-year-old suspect in Oxford school shooting recorded threat to kill classmatesJonathan Oosting
In leggings, hoodies and sneakers, Oxford students mourn at church vigil Paula Gardner
Michigan gridlock has blocked action on 50 gun reform bills this yearJonathan Oosting
Michigan redistricting attorneys: Don’t ‘acquiesce,’ keep memos secretSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Oxford Michigan school shooting shows limits of heightened security Ron French, Kelly House
Oxford High is seventh major school shooting in Michigan since 1978Mike Wilkinson
Shooter drills. Anxious teachers. Flying staplers. Michigan schools prepare. Ron French
Three students dead, eight injured at Oxford High School. Sophomore in custodyJonathan Oosting, Mike Wilkinson, Paula Gardner
Michigan drops one lawsuit, revisits another in Enbridge Line 5 fightKelly House
Opinion | Media should cheer, not scold, Michigan’s redistricting commissionConstance Cook
This holiday season, will you help make Bridge’s 2022 dreams into reality?John Bebow
Will COVID vaccines protect Michigan from the omicron variant? Robin Erb, Ted Roelofs
Michigan schools struggle with remote days. 'This year is harder for kids.' Ethan Bakuli , Chalkbeat Detroit, Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
85% of Michigan inpatient and ICU beds are full, some patients turned awayKate Wells, Michigan Radio
Michigan redistricting panel doubles down, won’t budge on secret memosSergio Martínez-Beltrán
U.S. military medical teams to aid Michigan as COVID swamps hospitalsRobin Erb, Jonathan Oosting, Mike Wilkinson
Holiday sales could set records. Michigan's 'makers' want a piece of it.Paula Gardner
Opinion | Flawed bills would be slap in face to Michigan crime victimsMike Mueller, Bob Bezotte, T.C. Clements
EPA leader: $1 billion for Great Lakes will clean contaminationGary Wilson
Redistricting may oust half of incumbents in Michigan, analysis findsSergio Martínez-Beltrán, Mike Wilkinson
Poised for ‘Drinksgiving,’ Michigan bars fret COVID will dampen party Paula Gardner, Robin Erb