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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Frankenmuth kept to its chickens during pandemic. Now, it’s thriving. Paula Gardner
Michigan warns absentee ballots deluge may delay Nov. 8 election resultsMike Wilkinson
A Michigan panel created to end gerrymandering is broke. Lawsuit may be next.Lauren Gibbons
Opinion | Vote as if the health of our world depends on itLarry Junck, Nancy Barbas, Elizabeth (Lisa) DelBuono
Opinion | Proposal 3 is a bad idea for MichiganErin Mersino, Monica Galloway
Slotkin-Barrett race draws big money, interest with Congress up for grabsLauren Gibbons
Michigan students made slow progress last year after pandemic disruptionsTracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Gretchen Whitmer made a lot of promises in 2018. Here’s how she’s doneJonathan Oosting
Opinion | Michigan schools must improve. That will take reinventionBrian Calley, Punita Dani Thurman
Medicare open enrollment begins in Michigan: What to knowRobin Erb
Two years after Midland dam failures, still no action on safety reformsKelly House
Amid monarch butterfly crisis, will Michigan rise to the challenge?Irving Mejia-Hilario
Michigan regulators not ready to expand turkey hunting limits Irving Mejia-Hilario
Opinion | Book bans are hurting Michigan and must be stoppedScott Duimstra, Dillon Geshel, Deborah Mikula
Kristina Karamo: Trump favorite. God-fearing single mom. Threat to democracy?Lauren Gibbons
Michigan governor debate video: Watch five key moments for Whitmer, DixonBridge Staff
Michigan governor debate: Fact checking Whitmer-Dixon showdownJonathan Oosting, Lauren Gibbons
Dearborn parents assail LGBTQ books with sexual themes at school hearing Ron French
Watch Bridge Book Club discussion of ‘What the Eyes Don’t See’Amber DeLind, Josiah Foster
Michigan governor debate live: Watch Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Tudor Dixon on Oct. 13, 2022Bill Emkow
Tutors, teacher retention top Gretchen Whitmer school goals if reelected Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Tudor Dixon embraces parents rights, civics as Michigan education focus Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion | Student debt forgiveness deadline for educators fast approachingPaula Herbart
Social Security increase: 2.2 million in Michigan to get $140 more per monthZahra Ahmad
See Biden’s student loan forgiveness application formIsabel Lohman
MSU President Samuel Stanley resigns, citing board meddlingIsabel Lohman
Opinion | Stop expanding the damn roads and rethink MI’s transportation futureRobert Goodspeed
Opinion | Gov. Whitmer, it’s time to diversify the Michigan Supreme CourtNairobi Cratic
Micro-grants and life credits: How Michigan is reducing barriers to collegeIsabel Lohman
Michigan Achievement Scholarship: How to apply and get your college fundsRon French
Michigan absentee ballots data shows heavy interest in Democratic countiesMike Wilkinson
Michigan Proposal 2: What’s true, false, unknown about the voting ballot questionZahra Ahmad
As mask battles fade, Michigan school boards face new culture-war debatesTracie Mauriello, Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Wall built to segregate Black Detroiters reclaimed as historic siteMalachi Barrett
Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Defunding police ‘dangerous and foolish’Jonathan Oosting
Help support Bridge Michigan’s Nov. 8 election coverageJohn Bebow
After a cancer diagnosis, a family apple orchard owner weighs what’s nextPaula Gardner
With insulin costs rising, Michigan plots early steps to produce its ownRobin Erb
Whitmer, Dixon debate: What to expect on five key Michigan issuesYue Stella Yu, Isabel Lohman, Ron French
Opinion | Michigan college scholarships are good. We can still do better. Michelle Miller-Adams
Michigan’s housing crisis has spread to Alpena. How $100M can help. Paula Gardner
How to watch Dixon-Whitmer gubernatorial debates on Oct. 13 and Oct. 25Zahra Ahmad
Michigan firm linked to election worker data breach; Detroit ends contractJonathan Oosting, Zahra Ahmad
Biden pardons federal marijuana possession charges. What it means to MichiganZahra Ahmad
Big money donors shunning Tudor Dixon, Michigan Republican ticketYue Stella Yu, Mike Wilkinson, Lauren Gibbons
CMU, Western and Ferris State boost first-time fall student enrollmentIsabel Lohman
Michigan gas prices are up again. Here is why.Zahra Ahmad
Join Bridge Lunch Break about inflation’s impact in MichiganAmber DeLind, Josiah Foster
Opinion | Michigan’s future: No flying cars, but plenty of corporate welfareJohn Mozena
Michigan lands two more EV battery plants, bringing up to 4,000 jobsPaula Gardner