The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and the ACLU of Michigan have sent guidance to more than 400 hospitals and providers in the state to outline law enforcement changes to ‘sensitive locations’ policy.
ICE presence rising at Michigan health care facilities, rights groups say
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Superfund designation shows Michigan must focus on prevention thinking
What if we took a different approach, one where we invested our public dollars in preventing environmental disasters and other harms from happening in the first place? This is at the core of prevention thinking in policymaking.
Posted inQuality of Life
Bike, pedestrian path to be toll-free on Gordie Howe International Bridge
The multi-use path on The Gordie Howe International Bridge will allow pedestrians and cyclists to cross the Windsor-Detroit border for free. It’ll be about 1.5 miles long and nearly 12 feet wide.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan pits small, big schools for funding. It’s an unfair fight, leaders say
Michigan increasingly requires schools to apply for grants to fund special programs like career tech. That may disadvantage small schools, where superintendents complete applications between plowing school and substitute teaching.
Posted inTalent & Education
Up North Michigan, schools struggle between pull of home and promise of college
Students’ stark choice in northern Michigan: Go to college and never come back — or stay with smaller paychecks. That’s put school districts in a conundrum about how best to educate them.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | As families travel this spring, vaccines help keep kids healthy and in school
Measles cases continue to be reported across the country, and with families traveling over spring break, the risk of exposure increases. What happens elsewhere does not stay elsewhere.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Consumers seeks to delay millions in flood control upgrades as it pursues dam sales
The utility wants federal regulators to sign off on delays to spillway upgrades at Michigan’s largest dam. Opponents fear that’s a risky gamble.
Posted inTalent & Education
Bridge Listens: Can Michigan fix its education woes? What to know
Bridge readers say education is a huge concern. We break down the facts, the trends and possible solutions.
Posted inMichigan Government
Bridge Listens: How Michigan’s next governor will try to fix K-12 schools
Candidates are making bold promises to address dismal reading scores and fix schools across the state. Are they realistic?
Posted inMichigan Government
Jocelyn Benson targets ‘dark money’ in Michigan transparency plan
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jocelyn Benson wants to ban ‘dark money’ by requiring groups ‘to disclose the source of all contributions received that go towards any political spending.’