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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Michigan personal income plummets to lowest in history compared to nationRon French
Double Up Food Bucks program resumes $20 daily match for produceNushrat Rahman
EV battery maker LG Energy Solution eyes Michigan tax break for $3B expansionPaula Gardner
Michigan Democrats offer plan to remake economic developmentPaula Gardner
Michigan ranks third for voter registration. Democrats push for moreJonathan Oosting
Tuition-free Michigan Reconnect program expands to 21 year olds. What to knowJanelle D. James
Climate change threatens fish in Michigan’s Great Lakes. Watch videoAaron Martin
In warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be savedKelly House
Michigan Dems aim to cut prescription drug costs with ‘affordability board’Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | All Michigan residents deserve fair housing accessChristopher Swanson
Do Michigan’s political maps dilute power of Black voters? Trial will decideLauren Gibbons
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Michigan ‘uniquely impacted’ by UAW strikeJonathan Oosting
Motorcycle deaths spike since helmets became optional for Michigan adultsJanelle D. James
Lawsuit over $25M Clare health park grant can advance, judge rulesJonathan Oosting
Opinion | Pass the National Popular Vote in Michigan to safeguard democracyDenise Hartsough, Paula Bowman
Enbridge: Federal review of Line 5 tunnel permit is ‘inexplicably lethargic’Kelly House
Michigan police agencies sweating enforcement of 'red flag' gun lawsLiz Nass, Capital News Service
Opinion | It’s time to reform Michigan’s juvenile justice systemJohn Damoose, Roger Victory
First came the floods. Then, the toxic mold. Get used to it with climate changeMichael Gerstein, Climate Central, Jena Brooker
Lawsuit aims to disqualify Trump from Michigan ballotLauren Gibbons
Lack of school counselors hobbles Michigan college enrollment effortsRon French
Clock ticks for water utilities to join national PFAS settlementsBrett Walton, Circle of Blue
UAW expands strike, including Lansing GM plantMike Wilkinson
56,000 Michigan kids could lose child care as federal COVID funding endsIsabel Lohman
Former Michigan marijuana chair sentenced to 55 months for briberyLauren Gibbons
Michigan judges required to use preferred pronouns in court under new ruleLauren Gibbons
How a federal government shutdown would impact MichiganLauren Gibbons
Democrats seek to reverse Michigan’s ban-on-bans of plastic bagsKelly House
Michigan is ‘improving outcomes’ for early childhood health and education, report saysHannah Dellinger/Chalkbeat Detroit
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on Michigan’s industrial legacyAmber DeLind, Jackquelyn Garrett
Consumers Energy tells Michigan residents it needs partners to keep hydro damsKelly House
Michigan House Dems OK election access measures: What the bills would doLauren Gibbons
Trump in Michigan tells auto workers that EVs are a ‘transition to hell’Jonathan Oosting
Michigan lawmakers consider end to ‘prison gerrymandering'Lauren Gibbons
Trump in Michigan seeks to win over UAW, blue-collar workersPaula Gardner
Lawmakers revisit auto insurance law, seek higher payouts for crash victimsLauren Gibbons
Munson to trim inpatient services at rural northern Michigan hospitalsRobin Erb
Michigan State University officially fires Mel Tucker for causeIsabel Lohman
Climate change is harming Michigan hunting and fishing, groups warn lawmakersKelly House
Despite Ford pause, Michigan OKs another $65M for Marshall EV megasiteJonathan Oosting
Biden backs higher pay for UAW workers during historic picket line visitJonathan Oosting, Janelle D. James
Opinion | Michigan’s undocumented immigrants deserve driver’s licensesDave Pagel
How a Detroit pastor got involved in a citywide effort to reduce chronic absenteeismEthan Bakuli , Chalkbeat Detroit
Ford puts brakes on $3.5B BlueOval Battery Park in MarshallPaula Gardner
Activists pressure Detroit lawmaker opposed to Michigan abortion billsRobin Erb, Lauren Gibbons
That bump in pay? Poof — Michigan income gains erased by high inflationMike Wilkinson
Opinion | Michigan’s system to approve green energy projects is brokenSarah Mills
Bridge Lunch Break on Thursday focuses on Michigan’s industrial legacyAmber DeLind, Jackquelyn Garrett
As automakers win incentives for EV plants, Michigan pays for polluted pastKelly House, Paula Gardner
With thousands of tainted sites, Michigan Dems eye return to ‘polluter pay’Kelly House, Paula Gardner