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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Opinion: Michigan election clerk: Stop the disinformation and threatsMichael Siegrist
Opinion: Michigan needs a school system that supports all students’ needs Dave Meador, Amber Arellano
Michigan nears 1 million COVID cases. These numbers define the pandemic.Mike Wilkinson
Michigan’s top doc urges schools to require facemasks in the fallTracie Mauriello, Ron French
Michigan legislation would de-emphasize SAT scores to boost college accessTracie Mauriello
For Michigan's long-haul COVID survivors, pandemic is far from overOlivia Tucker
Michigan schools in line for ‘historic’ spending increase under new budget Jonathan Oosting
Michigan unemployment agency resumes in-person office visitsPaula Gardner
Giuliani sanctioned, Trump targets senators amid fallout over Michigan voteJonathan Oosting
Opinion: Michigan families need – and deserve – high quality child careJack O'Malley
Army Corps decision could tack years onto Enbridge Line 5 tunnel timelineKelly House
Michigan House approves voter ID bill, adds signature-matching provisionSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Survey: 7 of 10 Michigan small businesses now expect to survive COVID-19Paula Gardner
ACLU sues Michigan State Police for alleged racial profiling in traffic stops Arjun Thakkar
‘These people want to work.’ When GM posts Flint jobs, people line up. Paula Gardner
From food help to rent aid, here’s how Michigan will spend $2.2B stimulusJonathan Oosting
The toughest anti-gun movement in DetroitBryce Huffman, Louis Aguilar
GOP investigation finds no Michigan vote fraud, deems many claims ‘ludicrous’Jonathan Oosting
Bridge Michigan, Chalkbeat Detroit expand education beat with veteran hireBridge Staff
Northern Michigan pushback to clean needle programs for drug usersTed Roelofs
Michigan drops COVID-19 safety restrictions in most workplacesPaula Gardner
Michigan’s mask and capacity restrictions end Tuesday. What you need to know.Mike Wilkinson
Opinion: Michigan teachers had a tough year. We can make next year betterAngela Perez
Michigan Supreme Court weighs redistricting extension due to census delaysSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Canadian border restrictions frustrate Michigan businesses and travelers Ted Roelofs
Opinion: Let’s start reinvesting in public universities nowBob Murphy
Offshore wind could provide double the electricity Michiganders used in 2019Taylor Haelterman, Great Lakes Echo
Should taxpayers foot the bill for restoring the Midland dams?Kelly House
U-M expands free tuition program to its Dearborn, Flint campusesRon French, Arjun Thakkar
Michigan House Republicans: End $300 pandemic unemployment benefitJonathan Oosting
This is it: Michigan to end gathering, mask restrictions on TuesdaySergio Martínez-Beltrán, Mike Wilkinson, Paula Gardner
‘Firekeeper’s Daughter’ author talks to Bridge Book Club in JulyAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Detroit council endorses reparations resolution; November vote possibleLouis Aguilar
Beaumont, Spectrum to merge into Michigan's biggest health systemKristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
Opinion: It’s time to stop balancing budgets on the backs of Michigan kidsDennis McDavid
What we know about the University of Michigan sports sexual assault scandalArjun Thakkar
Are your neighbors vaccinated? Michigan map shows rates by census tractsMike Wilkinson
Michigan GOP passes voter ID bill to deter ‘fraud.’ Critics call it ‘garbage’Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
A Michigan mall’s transformation: From Macy’s to self-storagePaula Gardner
Michigan schools revolt, won’t flunk struggling third-grade readersRon French, Sophia Kalakailo
Democrats seek commission to probe Michigan ties to Capitol insurrectionSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Homeless students expelled four times more than others in Michigan schoolsSophia Kalakailo
Why is Detroit Police Department’s vaccination rate only 39 percent?Bryce Huffman
Coming soon: Struggling Michigan movie theaters await end of COVID limitsArjun Thakkar
Whitmer: Michigan residents to keep getting $300 aid if they return to workArjun Thakkar
Detroit schools found a way to attract teachers: Pay them moreRon French
Whitmer: No public funds will be used for conversion therapy in MichiganSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Whitmer pitches $1.4 billion plan making Michigan child care more affordableArjun Thakkar
Michigan’s teacher of the year looks for silver linings as COVID fadesSophia Kalakailo
Michigan Supreme Court puts state emergency powers law on chopping blockJonathan Oosting