Michigan hospitalizations for COVID are nowhere near levels of the spring surge, but so many staffers are leaving health systems that there is not the personnel to care for many new patients, the vast majority of whom are unvaccinated.

You failed,’ a lawmaker tells the acting director of the Unemployment Insurance Agency, which has had a host of problems during the pandemic.

A new commission has spent weeks drawing districts in rural areas of Michigan, but has set aside only five days for southeast Michigan. Some fear they could be in a rush to complete the process.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District had 50,000 students enrolled on the first day of school, but it may take home visits to get all of them in the classroom.

Fewer K-12 students will likely have to stay home from school because of exposure to COVID under new recommendations from the state health department. But local schools and health departments will have the final say on safety rules this year.

Despite middling vaccination rates, Michigan’s case rates are nowhere near as bad as much of the nation and seem to have plateaued.

Bridge’s Ted Roelofs and BridgeDetroit’s Stephen Henderson will be featured in a forum from a journalism cooperative that focuses on elder care.

African-American and low-income third-graders were far more likely to be flagged for possible retention due to low reading test scores than their white or non-poor classmates. How many students are actually being held back remains unclear.

On Sept. 29, Bridge Michigan will host our monthly Lunch Break series with members of the Bridge team in honor of our 10th birthday. Participants will include President and CEO John Bebow and founder and chairman Phil Power, and the event will be moderated by BridgeDetroit Executive Editor Stephen Henderson. Please join us!

Agencies say communities are welcoming refugees, but warn that it could be a struggle for many of them.

The percentage of minority residents has grown in almost all Michigan cities. That’s prompting hope in segregated regions like metro Detroit, but some worry old patterns will repeat.

Taylor held a parade Thursday for its team, which won the Little League World Series, and found pride in its own generational love for the game.