The pandemic turbocharged a problem years in the making: Michigan is aging faster than the nation as a whole and newcomers aren’t replacing old-timers. That’s not a recipe for a winning economy.

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative Republicans seem to be fully on board with repealing the unpopular, Snyder-era take on retirement income. But the GOP is also pushing across-the-board cuts, which critics call short-sighted.

Bridge readers told us they want more Lansing coverage. So we’ve added a third Capitol reporter and new education and general news reporters.

Administrators around the state have been asking the Legislature for more flexibility but so far their efforts have gained less traction than a school bus on an icy hill.

League of Women Voters, other groups target Michigan House map. Groups representing Democrats and Republicans also have sued the redistricting panel.

The ‘pro-democracy’ nonprofit releases video showing petitioners lying about a ballot measure to require ID to vote. The group behind the measure says the scrutiny is ‘ludicrous.’

Commissioners swap insults, accuse the chair of bullying and vote to spend $50,000 on a documentary about themselves in the face of a nearly $1 million deficit.

Environmental activists have lauded Michigan’s new climate plan as a positive step toward weaning Michigan off fossil fuels, but urged state regulators to set more aggressive targets for transportation, housing, and other areas of heavy energy consumption.

Tax relief. Historic school funding increases. More money for mental health. Gov. Whitmer’s pledges in her fourth State of the State align with some Republican priorities. Can they find common ground?

Julianne Pastula’s resignation came hours after oral arguments in one of the two legal challenges pending against the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.

For years, community colleges have sought legislative approval for four-year nursing programs to help staff hospitals short on workers. But the state’s four-year universities fiercely oppose the move, leading to the latest turf battle in Lansing.

Bridge Michigan capitol reporter Sergio Martínez-Beltrán moderated a Zoom discussion with three experts on the state’s new electoral maps.