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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
A third of Michigan’s COVID deaths are in nursing homes. Who is to blame?Jonathan Oosting
Michigan Aug. 4 primary election: What you need to know to voteRiley Beggin
10 years later, Kalamazoo River spill still colors Enbridge pipeline debateKelly House
Opinion | Please Gov. Whitmer, let my gyms reopen for my workers and membersJayne Szukalowski
PPE turns into ‘tremendous’ opportunity for Reed City factoryPaula Gardner
MI start-ups pivot as venture capital investment plummets during COVIDDavid Wilkins
Q&A: Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman’s says MI restaurants need help. Now.Paula Gardner
TCF announces $1 billion investment in loans for minority-owned businessesBryce Huffman
Anatomy of a super spreader: Harper’s outbreak a caution for college barsJonathan Oosting
Opinion | COVID is devastating for those with Alzheimer’s. It’s time to helpJennifer Lepard
Battle in Michigan schools over need for standardized tests this year Eve Washington, Sophia Yoon
Deadline for Michigan low-income college aid extended due to coronavirusSophia Yoon
Fact Squad | No, Michigan Gov. Whitmer did not ‘defund the police’Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Michigan’s tax system is unfair to our essential workersJeff Irwin
Michigan closing budget gap with layoffs and cuts to roads, PFAS cleanupsRiley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting
Legal claim blames federal regulators for Edenville Dam failure Kelly House
Michigan COVID-19 labs are again seeing delays as more people are testedRobin Erb
What COVID-19 test is best? Who pays in Michigan? What you need to know.Robin Erb
Detroit schools will reopen in the fall even if the Legislature takes actionOlivia Lewis
Coronavirus emptied Michigan’s jails without crime surge. Time for reform?Riley Beggin
Bridge wins national award for series on long-term substitute teachers Bridge Staff
Judge: Detroit summer school students must get coronavirus test by FridayLori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion | Implicit bias training for health care workers can save livesAsha Shajahan
Michigan Right to Life scraps abortion ban ballot driveRiley Beggin
Judge won’t free Michigan teen incarcerated after not doing online homeworkJodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois
As Michigan reopens, workers find that child care centers still closedTed Roelofs
Opinion | Now is not the time for sweeping changes in how Michigan votesAnn Bollin
Michigan’s GOP-led Legislature considers rare veto override against WhitmerJonathan Oosting
Michigan unemployment system designed to slow payments working all too wellSarah Alvarez, Jonathan Oosting
He took down Michigan’s unemployment system. Now, he’s struggling to fix it.Jonathan Oosting
Here’s what Michigan nursing homes that escaped coronavirus did right Patricia Anstett
Opinion | Keep protesting but do it safelyRodd Monts
Feds charge Michigan contractor in $2M unemployment fraud schemeJonathan Oosting
Whitmer tightens Michigan’s mask order but makes it optional when voting Jonathan Oosting
First Michigan school district to go fully online amid coronavirusRon French
Michigan coronavirus cases rise. Here’s why we are not Texas or Florida.Mike Wilkinson
Michigan Supreme Court reviewing case of incarcerated teenJodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois
Michigan’s coast is being armored with seawalls, making erosion worse Kelly House
Michigan coastal towns try sand 'renourishment’ to restore beachesKelly House
Opinion | Yelling won’t make people wear face masks. But conversation mightJennifer Attie
In solidarity: Indigenous communities join Detroit’s Black Lives Matter movementLouis Aguilar
Critics demand Michigan #FreeGrace after teen incarcerated for not doing schoolworkJodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois
A Michigan guide to wearing masks, or not, during coronavirusRobin Erb
As Michigan COVID cases soar, infected residents won’t cooperate with tracers Riley Beggin
Join Bridge for a discussion on racial justice in MichiganAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Wayne State amid coronavirus: few in-person classes, mandatory face masks Ron French
Opinion | They care for Michigan’s most vulnerable. We should care for them.Michelle Meade
Michigan’s eviction ban is ending, prompting fears of mass displacementRiley Beggin
Help us power our nonprofit newsroomJohn Bebow
Michigan schools lean toward returning kids to classrooms amid coronavirusRon French