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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Opinion | As we fix Michigan’s damn roads, fix the damn funding formulaRobert Ficano
Michigan teachers: Standardized tests are useless and classes are too bigRon French
Study: More Michiganders struggle to afford basic needsLindsay VanHulle
Opinion | Calm down, Michigan, the sky isn’t falling, nor is school fundingBen DeGrow
Michigan House approves records transparency for Legislature and GovernorRiley Beggin
Rich-poor achievement gap won’t budge. Is investing in teachers an answer?Ron French, Mike Wilkinson
Proposed repeal of Michigan ‘pension tax’ prompts fairness debateLindsay VanHulle
Opinion | There’s no excuse for Michigan kids going to bed hungryPhil Knight
How a typo revived a Michigan fish feud over hungry Yoopers and scienceJim Malewitz
Michigan landfills are a small source for PFAS in waterways, study saysJim Malewitz
Michigan environment roundup: Glacier that formed Great Lakes is disappearingJim Malewitz
Here’s how Michigan should spend Bloomberg’s $10 million to fight opioidsTed Roelofs
Whitmer to Detroit chamber: ‘There is not enough pot to fill the potholes.’Chastity Pratt
Opinion | College admission scandal: Don’t be blinded by ‘elite’ schoolsPatrick O'Connor
Opinion | My Michigan roads plan won’t break your pocketbookJeff Yaroch
Fiat Chrysler promises 5,000 jobs. But not all Detroiters love the plan.Joel Kurth
Tempers cool as Detroit charter commission gets to work – and gets suedChastity Pratt
Opinion | Everyone – not just drivers – should pay for Michigan roadsJohn Hanieski
One in five Detroit rentals face eviction. Time to call in the lawyers?Joel Kurth
Bills to improve Michigan transparency still have loopholes, critics sayRiley Beggin
For cash-strapped police in Michigan, asset forfeiture bills could be a blowRiley Beggin
I am the Michigan teacher removed from teaching African-American historyScott Craig
Judge upholds Line 5 tunnel authority as Dana Nessel’s review continuesJim Malewitz
Where have all the babies gone? Michigan births lowest since 1944Ron French, Mike Wilkinson
Opinion | Big utility companies want to limit options for Michigan customersJackson Koeppel
Opinion | Don’t believe the hype – Michigan school funding is down, not upDayna Polehanki
Opinion | Hell no to Gov. Whitmer’s new taxes, says Sen. Peter Lucido Peter Lucido
Suicides, often linked to opioids, spike in rural Michigan and among youngTed Roelofs
Opinion | Why does ‘fixing’ Michigan pensions stick it to workers?Leonard Page
Analysis: Gretchen Whitmer's budget banks on Michigan GOP backing one historic tax hikeLindsay VanHulle, Riley Beggin
Whitmer budget would triple literacy coaches to help Michigan students readRon French
Six big proposals in Gretchen Whitmer’s first Michigan budget Riley Beggin, Lindsay VanHulle
Memo to Mike Duggan: This is the real state of the City of DetroitChastity Pratt, Mike Wilkinson
Crime dips in Detroit. But ‘people do not feel safe,’ commissioner says.Joel Kurth
Detroit neighborhoods are making progress, but not all feel the loveChastity Pratt
College advocate tapped by Whitmer as education adviserRon French
Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to fix Michigan roads: Nearly triple gas taxJim Malewitz, Mike Wilkinson
Is this the year Michigan joins the rest of America on public records? Jim Malewitz, Riley Beggin
Gov. Whitmer: Boost Michigan schools by $507 million, with more for neediest studentsRon French, Lindsay VanHulle
Detroit is billing residents for rain. It’s going as well as you’d think.Joel Kurth
Michigan businesses to Whitmer: Focus on talent, stay consistent on taxesLindsay VanHulle
Opinion | A conservative case for criminal record ‘Clean Slate’ in MichiganJesse Kelley, Arthur Rizer
Whitmer kills Michigan marijuana licensing board in favor of new agencyLindsay VanHulle
Michigan roads are a big mess. Here are eight big ideas to fix them.Mike Wilkinson
Mayor Mike Duggan says Detroit won’t be undercounted in 2020 CensusChastity Pratt
Opinion | Military leaders set example for child care in MichiganCarl Camden, William Henderson
Less skiing, thinner ice, canceled fests. Michigan adapts to climate changeJim Malewitz
Warming temps mean many Michigan lakes won’t freeze in coming yearsJim Malewitz, Mike Wilkinson
Michigan environment roundup: PFAS found in 119 Michigan water systemsJim Malewitz
Whitmer pushes college aid. But success rates vary wildly at Michigan schoolsRon French, Mike Wilkinson