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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Michigan parks are popular, but underfunded. They want some COVID money. Kelly House
Michigan GOP’s bid to block mask rules with budget looks dead on arrivalSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Sides drawn on plan to privatize Michigan mental-health system Robin Erb
Whitmer: Michigan can take lead in electric vehicle highway, job trainingKelly House, Paula Gardner
Michigan Republicans aim to restrict school discussion of systemic racism Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Michigan $70B budget deal hailed for ‘historic investment’ in child careRon French, Mike Wilkinson, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
$20 million housing fund may help Wayne County settle Afghan refugeesPaula Gardner
Michigan Republicans sue over Gov. Whitmer fundraising loopholeSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Poll: Michigan voters would raise taxes to spend more on helping childrenTracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion | Let’s not pit rural against urban voters in Michigan redistrictingJon Hoadley
Another respiratory virus, RSV, is surging in Michigan children Robin Erb
Pfizer: COVID vaccine gives ‘robust’ protection for children ages 5 to 11 Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson
FDA panel backs Pfizer COVID booster for people 65+ and with weak immunityRobin Erb
Michiganders to face tickets next spring for swimming in dangerous wavesKelly House
In Upper Peninsula, a COVID spike, a death threat and new school mask mandatesRon French
In Michigan schools, ‘mask-optional’ usually means no masksRon French
Few incumbents are safe in Michigan’s draft congressional district mapsMike Wilkinson
GOP still holds edge in Michigan map drafts, but Democrats could gain seats Mike Wilkinson
After two weeks and 1,100 evacuations, mishap tests Flat Rock’s loyalty to FordKelly House, Paula Gardner
5 things on the minds of Michigan businesses eyeing Biden vaccine mandatePaula Gardner
Michigan redistricting panel to miss maps deadline. More lawsuits may follow.Jonathan Oosting
ER’s nearly full, Beaumont asks patients to go elsewhere if possibleRobin Erb
Michigan officials agree to budget deal to avoid government shutdown Jonathan Oosting
A Michigan doctor goes to Facebook over dying, unvaccinated COVID patients Robin Erb
Michigan police probe lawmaker following colleague’s domestic abuse claim Jonathan Oosting
Ilitch family revives its first historic Detroit building in 30 yearsLouis Aguilar
Opinion | Child care workers are important. So why don’t we pay them more?Elisabeth Tobia
Detroit schools are spending $70M for COVID testing. Could a vaccine mandate be next?Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Republicans advance bills to bar Michigan school mask mandatesJonathan Oosting
Ballot drive, suits eyed to fight Michigan vote reforms blasted as suppressionJonathan Oosting
Report: Shoddy construction, ignored threats led to Edenville Dam collapseKelly House
Despite protests, 98% of Henry Ford Hospital workers get COVID vaccinationsRobin Erb
Michigan COVID nurses reach their limit: ‘I know I can’t do this forever’Ted Roelofs
Bridge Michigan’s expanded summer internship program pays off for readersBridge Staff
Michigan labs fear COVID test shortages. Will new mandates add to strain? Robin Erb
Opinion | State IDs and driver’s licenses are vital to Michiganders’ healthPaul J. Fleming , Alana LeBrón, William Lopez
Required COVID vaccines put Michigan hospital worker hesitancy to the testKelly House, Robin Erb
Biden vaccine mandate: What’s it mean for Michigan schools, those who refuse?Jonathan Oosting, Ron French
Whitmer, GOP race toward budget deal as shutdown deadline looms in MichiganJonathan Oosting
Opinion | The time is now for Michigan to invest in climate resiliency plansJeff Irwin, Rosemary Bayer
2 million Michigan workers may be impacted by Biden’s vaccine mandateJonathan Oosting, Paula Gardner, Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson
Frustration and fear linger as Flat Rock confronts Ford factory's gas leak Paula Gardner
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