Bridge Michigan
Bridge Michigan
Michigan’s nonpartisan, nonprofit news source

Informing you and your community in 2025

Bridge Michigan’s year-end fundraising campaign is happening now! As we barrel toward 2025, we are crafting our strategy to watchdog Michigan’s newly elected officials, launch regional newsletters to better serve West and North Michigan, explore Michigan’s great outdoors with our new Outdoor Life reporter, innovate our news delivery and engagement opportunities, and much more!

Will you help us prepare for the new year? Your tax-deductible support makes our work possible!

Pay with VISA Pay with MasterCard Pay with American Express Pay with PayPal Donate

Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Walking pneumonia on the rise in Michigan. What to knowJanelle D. James
Snowy weather to hit parts of Michigan as Thanksgiving travel rush beginsJanelle D. James
2 Detroit RenCen towers could be torn down as part of new planLaurén Abdel-Razzaq
Special counsel moves to abandon Trump 2020 election interference caseThe Associated Press
With clock ticking, Michigan Dems eye ‘ghost gun,’ bump stock bansJordyn Hermani
Donald Trump wants to expand school choice. In Michigan, 1 in 4 participateIsabel Lohman, Mike Wilkinson
That’s a wrap: Michigan election certified without protest after Trump winSimon D. Schuster
Great Lakes hold clues to climate change. Send in the robots, feds sayGeorgia Hill, Great Lakes Echo
Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Nov. 22, 2024: Thankful for triviaBridge Staff
Michigan economy in ‘soft patch,’ facing uncertainty under Trump, reports sayPaula Gardner
How grieving survivors help shape Michigan drug policyRobin Erb
Team of scientific sleuths helps sound alert on Michigan's killer drugsRobin Erb
The ‘day of death’: How a mystery drug, spate of ODs changed west MichiganRobin Erb
Michigan’s seat belt use decreased again in 2024Janelle D. James
Need addiction help? Michigan launches tool to find treatment optionsRobin Erb
Once near extinction, lake trout are officially recovered in Lake SuperiorKelly House
Fear a political feud at Thanksgiving table? Michigan experts offer adviceJanelle D. James
Local governments take aim at Michigan’s wind, solar law in new lawsuitIzzy Ross, IPR
Q&A: Northern Michigan’s last Democrat in Lansing has a warning for her partySimon D. Schuster
Q&A: What’s next on GOP ‘mission’ after flipping the Michigan HouseSimon D. Schuster
Tensions, absences threaten Democratic agenda in Michigan lame-duck LegislatureLauren Gibbons
Oxford parents renew call for state probe of mass school shootingSimon D. Schuster
Democratic bills aim to rein in library book challenges in MichiganRon French
UP mine sees recycling as path to more EV minerals and a greener imageKelly House
Opinion | Why Michigan must embrace the National Popular VoteYvonne White, Ben Jealous
At least one person in Michigan sickened by E.coli linked to organic carrotsJanelle D. James
Opinion | A milestone for juvenile justice reform in MichiganAmanda Pollard, Karen Braxton
A record number of Michigan residents expected to travel for Thanksgiving Janelle D. James
Some Arab Americans who voted for Donald Trump growing concerned by his picksThe Associated Press
Turning reflection into action this holiday seasonKaty Locker
GM layoffs in Michigan an 'unmistakable sign the auto industry is slowing'Paula Gardner
Dems eye cash bail, ‘second look’ criminal justice reforms in Michigan lame-duckLauren Gibbons
Michigan 'COVID cohort' enters adulthood with emotional scars, 'unprecedented' helpJulie J. Riddle, Encore Magazine
Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Nov. 15, 2024: How smart are you?Bridge Staff
Election puts support for a Flint-area megasite on shakier groundPaula Gardner
Give an organ, get a $10,000 Michigan tax creditJanelle D. James
Michigan charter school transparency plan advances in LansingHannah Dellinger, Chalkbeat Detroit
Pass or fail: How Trump’s education plans could impact Michigan kidsJordyn Hermani, Isabel Lohman
Opinion | Michigan AG should cease ‘lawfare,’ avoid interfering with energy pricesBill Schuette
Michigan poised to restrict guns at election sites under Democratic billsLauren Gibbons
Has Michigan governor race begun? Duggan spurs speculation. Here's who might runSimon D. Schuster
Michigan House OKs tax breaks to lure Google, Microsoft data server farmsKelly House
Michigan’s PFAS drinking-water limits hang in balance of Supreme Court caseKelly House
Michigan offering free birth control pills, condoms at over 300 locationsJanelle D. James
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan won't seek reelection in Michigan's biggest cityMalachi Barrett
Michigan admits underreporting 200K+ COVID-19 cases, many during worst waveMike Wilkinson
Opinion | Higher ed enrollment trend a positive sign for Michigan’s futureDaniel Hurley
Michigan Dems want to overhaul sex ed, allow schools to distribute condomsIsabel Lohman
Michigan deer hunt: Why rifle season won’t dent populations & other questionsKelly House
Michigan voters OK $640M in school bonds but reject nearly 4 in 10 requestsIsabel Lohman