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Childhood trauma is tied to health risks, but Michigan doctors don’t ask
Researchers says multiple childhood traumas have serious physical and mental health implications. But few Michigan physicians are trained to look for them.
Michiganders: Take this test for childhood trauma
In one survey, nearly one-in-five Michigan adults answered “yes” to at least four of these questions about traumatic events from their youth.
Opinion | Retirement must be factored in with considering teacher salaries
Retirement system costs for school personnel should be a high priority and shouldn’t be viewed as competition with school operations budget, says this guest author.
30-minute guarantee at Michigan Secretary of State — if you have appointment
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said she’s met her promise of 30-minute waits at every branch office, thanks to innovative changes. Walk-ins, though, can still wait for hours and getting an appointment at busier branches can take time.
Opinion | Read by Grade 3 law doesn’t hurt kids – it’s offering a lifeline
Michigan’s Read by Grade 3 Law isn’t some scary new policy looming over local students – it’s an essential reform that’s already yielding real results that benefit our kids, says the author of this Guest Commentary.
Help Bridge prepare for 2020 with a donation this holiday season
Please support our work as we head into 2020 with a donation to Bridge. Our goal in 2019 was to be your eyes and ears on impactful legislation coming from Lansing, and our reporting on long-term subs serving as full-time teachers is informing Michigan lawmakers on how to solve this problem. There'll be more big issues next year and your support is crucial.
Blue Cross says shared-risk plan will rein in costs for Michigan patients
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan said it will pay major health providers more for value-based health care, but penalize them for delivering poor care, which the insurer said would ultimately benefit patients.
15,000 Michigan kids take two years of kindergarten. Is Lansing listening?
More families, most of them white and more affluent, are enrolling children in two years of kindergarten, saving child-care costs and giving schools more state money. In effect, parents are stepping in when Lansing won’t.
Deal reached between state, townships and Wolverine World Wide over PFAS
Wolverine will pay $69.5 million to extend municipal water to PFAS-affected residents in northern Kent County under the tentative agreement.
Congrats on budget, Michigan. It does little to fix state’s biggest problems.
Michigan’s divided government finally passes a budget. It barely addresses the state’s bad roads, middling schools and expensive colleges.
Jury acquits Larry Inman of lying to FBI; mistrial on other counts
A Traverse City state representative who sent a union asking for donations for a vote is acquitted of lying to the FBI, but jurors can't reach a verdict on the most serious charges.
Opinion | Put Michigan’s undocumented farmworkers on a path to citizenship
The bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act is a compromise that will benefit immigrants working in agriculture and improve the H-2A temporary worker program, the president of the Michigan Agri-Business Association says in this Guest Commentary.
Michigan, we have a budget deal. (Give or take $400 million)
After weeks of delays, Michigan lawmakers agree to compromise with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on budget vetoes and spending shifts. Left unresolved: nearly a half-billion dollars still cut from the budget.
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