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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Opinion | Urgent need for clean energy should unite Michigan, not divide usMike Stone
New Flint water prosecutors face a skeptical hometown crowd Alexandra Schmidt
What the U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling means for MichiganRiley Beggin, Lindsay VanHulle
Reaction in Michigan to U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering decisionRiley Beggin, Lindsay VanHulle
Michigan AG Dana Nessel files lawsuit to shut down Line 5 in Mackinac StraitsJim Malewitz
Delays, confusion as Michigan preps for new Medicaid work rulesRobin Erb, Lindsay VanHulle
Pressure builds on Michigan Republicans to share their road funding planLindsay VanHulle
Michigan congresswoman pushes national plan to fix recycling woesJim Malewitz
Opinion | Medical costs are an emergency. I know, I’m an ER doc.Rob Davidson
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Benton Harbor reach tentative deal to save high schoolRon French
Payday blues: Rural Michigan and the quick-cash debt holeTed Roelofs
How one Michigan credit union is helping ease customers from payday loansTed Roelofs
Opinion | Gutting paid sick time initiative a slap in the face to workersLois Robertson-Douglass
Stress builds as Michigan farmers are ‘hit from all directions’ Mike Wilkinson
Opinion | To improve health, boost Medicaid dental reimbursement ratesRomesh Nalliah
Commercial fishing is sinking fast in Michigan. Time for more regulations?Jim Malewitz
Invasive mussels challenge commercial whitefish fishing in the Great LakesKurt Williams
In Benton Harbor schools, a lesson for – and about – Gretchen WhitmerRon French
Michigan Teacher of the Year: Bring teachers into reform talks Magdalena Mihaylova
Opinion | Don’t let the summer sun melt academic gainsJamey Fitzpatrick
Michigan is No. 1! At getting old. That’s not good news.Mike Wilkinson
Michigan abortion foes can call procedure ‘dismemberment’ on ballot petitions Lindsay VanHulle
Faded Grayling eyes revival after a Chilean firm brings factory jobsLindsay VanHulle
Michigan desperate for Pre-K educators. And pays them poverty wages.Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Opinion | Shiny new sports stadiums a loser for Michigan taxpayersChris Douglas
Thanks for making Detroit cool, artists. Here’s your eviction.Joel Kurth
Bridge, Center for Michigan win Emmy for ‘Michigan Divided’ documentaryBridge Staff
Oversight board flags ‘deterioration of care’ at Detroit Medical CenterRobin Erb
Teens raped in Michigan prisons can get day in court, Supreme Court saysRon French
As deadline passes, Benton Harbor and state negotiate fate of high schoolRon French
How toxic is PFAS? Exposed residents slow to aid research in MichiganRobin Erb
Amid PFAS nightmare, unlikely activists are born in MichiganRobin Erb
Opinion | Michigan high schools should require college financial aid literacyDarrin Camilleri
Flint mayor satisfied, but others outraged after water charges droppedChastity Pratt
Bridge-linked documentary on Detroit’s 1967 uprising hits Amazon Prime Bridge Staff
Dana Nessel's office drops charges in Flint water contamination caseJim Malewitz
Whites get half of mortgages in Detroit, nation’s largest majority black cityMike Wilkinson
Opinion | Detroit is booming. Too bad residents aren’t getting the jobs.Gary Sands
Michigan lawmakers’ pet projects get funding, new controls addedMike Wilkinson
Suicide, depression on rise in rural Michigan, but psychiatrists are scarce Ted Roelofs
More than a dozen hospitals in rural Michigan at ‘high risk’ of closing Ted Roelofs
In Alabama, one rural town reached for its wallet to keep its hospital openTed Roelofs
Whitmer faces some backlash over Benton Harbor High closingMagdalena Mihaylova, Ron French
Five years in, Michigan passes social studies standards as conservatives fume Ron French
Gretchen Whitmer on Census: Get counted or lose money, clout for MichiganChastity Pratt
Surging Great Lakes threaten Michigan’s beloved FishtownJim Malewitz
Albion lost its high school; students did better. Is Benton Harbor next?Ron French
Michigan environment roundup: Asian carp move closer to the Great LakesJim Malewitz
Here are 9 ways to build better roads in Michigan, from old tires to pig poopLindsay VanHulle
Opinion | Michigan needs to decide what kind of state it wants to beCharlie Mahoney