Alexandra Schmidt recently graduated from the honors program at the University of Michigan, where she majored in Urban Studies.
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Michigan approves recreational marijuana. What you need to know.
Here’s what you can - and cannot - do now that voters have overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana
Who is funding the fight over a redistricting proposal in Michigan
Each side in the battle over partisan gerrymandering has brought in national money for their campaigns. That’s where the similarities end.
Michigan ballot issues: What to know about Prop 1 (recreational pot)
In the first of three reports on ballot measures, Bridge begins with marijuana: Who is behind efforts to fund and oppose it, its risks and benefits, and its impact on communities.
Who's funding the fight over recreational marijuana in Michigan?
Interest groups, individuals, and businesses fund the legalization campaign. One group funds majority of their opposition.
Two Michigan House rivals say hello, talk. In other news: Hell freezes over.
What candidates across a divided political landscape can learn from two men competing for a House seat in Kalamazoo.
East Michigan pub trivia competition to launch in Metro Detroit
How well do you know Michigan? Are you ready to compete for $1,500 with others around metro Detroit? Test yourself with practice questions!
More pot and lower taxes if Michigan marijuana vote passes this fall (slideshow)
The Michigan marijuana initiative would allow customers to possess more pot and pay lower taxes than most states that legalize recreational marijuana. Bridge compares state laws.
What’s legal, and what isn’t, under Michigan recreational marijuana plan (slideshow)
Legalizing recreational marijuana would not mean a free-for-all. Here are the legal limits if the measure passes in November.
Announcing Winners of the West Michigan Trivia Championship
Think you could have won? Take the interactive trivia quiz to see if you would have stood a chance!
Why residents left Detroit. And why some are coming back. (video)
Bridge Magazine and the Detroit Journalism Cooperative gathered Detroiters past and present to share their choices. A theme emerged.
The disappearing cashier. And why Michigan should worry.
As service and office jobs are lost to automation, will Michigan workers have the skills that will be valued in the future?
Which comes first? Tourism dollars or students?
Tourism officials are fighting to keep summer break through Labor Day to boost a critical Michigan industry. But school officials are fighting back, and this year they may win.