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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
As Michigan ages, one woman has made it her mission to train family caregiversTed Roelofs
Overstressed and unpaid, 1.3M in Michigan care for relatives amid aging crisisTed Roelofs
Opinion: Jailing people in mental health crisis hurts all MichigandersDiana Prichard, Algeria Wilson
Michigan GOP to Secretary of State: Extend licenses, end appointment systemJonathan Oosting
Michigan Senate passes bill to create a Yoopers-only wolf councilKelly House
High school/college hybrid programs growing in popularity in MichiganOlivia Tucker
Michigan lawmaker wants to block local bans on natural gasKelly House
In Traverse City, a small parking lot offers hope for workforce housingPaula Gardner
Whitmer launches bipartisan group to reform Michigan juvenile justice Arjun Thakkar
Lack of child care now a ‘crisis’ facing Michigan’s workforcePaula Gardner
Michigan lawmakers: Ethics reform will build public trust. Critics: Not likelyJonathan Oosting
GOP income tax reform would be ‘nail in coffin’ for Michigan cities, some sayJonathan Oosting
Opinion: Want to boost 3rd-grade reading? Expand Michigan’s free preschoolMichael Rice, Casandra Ulbrich
Michigan’s climate-ready future: wetland parks, less cement, roomy shoresKelly House, Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
Bridge Michigan wins 17 awards from Society of Professional JournalistsBridge Staff
Whitmer pitches big expansion of Michigan’s free preschool for 4-year-olds Ron French
Western Michigan University reveals record $550 million anonymous gift Ted Roelofs
Breonna Taylor’s mother to Michigan lawmakers: Ban police no-knock warrantsJonathan Oosting
Allergy season is bad this year in Michigan. And it’s going to get worseSophia Kalakailo
As complaints mount, Michigan Secretary of State adds 350K branch appointments Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Ticks and mouse poop greet Michigan residents as summer arrives Olivia Tucker
Michigan Republicans seek campaign finance probe of Whitmer trip to FloridaJonathan Oosting
Michigan GOP officials, activists push for 2020 election auditJonathan Oosting
Opinion: Keep Michiganders safe with bills to prevent gun violenceRosemary Bayer, Brenda Carter
Learning from home without a place to study? These Detroit students built 62 solutions.Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Could historic murals imperil $38M plan to save a derelict armory in Detroit?Louis Aguilar
Opinion: Water management is crucial to protecting Michigan’s environmentMatt Comben
‘Zuckerberg Bucks’ fuel Michigan GOP push to ban private funds for electionsJonathan Oosting
Peak rates: Why daytime A/C will cost many Michigan homes more this summer Olivia Tucker
Whitmer: Use stimulus to give Michigan $15 minimum wage, aid businessSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Michigan health chief: COVID death count in long-term facilities may be ‘low’Mike Wilkinson
The state of the Detroit riverfront in 2021Louis Aguilar
Opinion: COVID will change Michigan education long after the pandemicChris Harrington
Dems, GOP feud over fixing Michigan Secretary of State appointment backlogSergio Martínez-Beltrán
GOP to governor: Tell us when you leave Michigan. Whitmer: Stop wasting time.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
In tiny Copper Harbor, a mountain biking boom causes growing painsKelly House
Michigan GOP advances voter ID mandate: common sense or a new poll tax?Jonathan Oosting, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Michigan fireworks 2021: What you can and can’t do on the Fourth of JulyOlivia Tucker
COVID supercharged Upper Peninsula travel. Looks like it’s going to last.Kelly House
As office workers return, a Grand Rapids dry cleaner scrimps to hang onPaula Gardner
Michigan COVID restrictions ease as June 1 arrivesMike Wilkinson
Q&A: Michigan fitness club owner says how industry must change after COVID Paula Gardner
Michigan senator wants only Yoopers to decide future of wolf huntingSophia Kalakailo
Records: COVID-19 nursing home deaths may have been undercounted in MichiganMike Wilkinson
Michigan GOP pushes critical race, transgender bills as school funding in limboJonathan Oosting
Ann Arbor likely will be ground zero for Michigan cicada invasionArjun Thakkar, Sophia Kalakailo
How a secret group of lawyers influences who sits on Michigan’s federal courtsSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Jocelyn Benson defends appointment-only plan at Secretary of State offices Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Whitmer campaign, not shadow nonprofit, now paying for Florida flightJonathan Oosting, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Gov. Whitmer against expanding Michigan’s read-or-flunk law to 4th-gradersRon French