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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Locals to Lansing: Get a budget deal, because cuts are getting realJonathan Oosting
Enbridge vows to cover costs in ‘unlikely’ case of Michigan Line 5 ruptureJim Malewitz
Opinion | John Conyers Jr. is laid to rest. His work, and legacy, live on in MichiganHeaster Wheeler
Opinion | Enbridge is not working to protect Michigan watersLiz Kirkwood
Attorney General Dana Nessel takes hard line in juvenile inmate rape cases Ted Roelofs
Juvenile rape accuser: ‘Regardless of what I did, I was still a child’ Ted Roelofs
Michigan eyes reform to costly, confusing system of expunging criminal records Riley Beggin
A year after pot became legal, Michigan still months away from retail salesJonathan Oosting
Michigan lawmakers want to expand tax break before it’s created a single jobJonathan Oosting
Michigan judge rules Enbridge Line 5 construction is constitutionalJim Malewitz
Residents in these Michigan cities said yes to pot. Their leaders said no.Alexandra Schmidt
Critics fear Michigan is promising the moon to land cloud data storage firmsJonathan Oosting
The ABCs of CBD: What you should know before buying in MichiganRobin Erb
Costs drop for Michigan Obamacare insurance. But only after crazy increasesRobin Erb
Opinion | Homelessness is solvable. We’re committing $5 million toward itKate Levin Markel
Michigan schools are now average. That’s progress.Mike Wilkinson, Ron French
SLIDESHOW: How Michigan schools boosted national rankingBridge Staff
Still last among big cities, Detroit gains big in math on national test Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
For 10,000 Michigan counselors, bill’s passage a sigh of reliefTed Roelofs
Michigan Gov. Whitmer to GOP: I’ll make a budget deal, but won’t cede powersJonathan Oosting
When residents say ‘no’ to aerial mosquito sprayingMichael Schulson, Undark
Michigan environment roundup: Judge bars public from Wolverine World Wide PFAS hearingJim Malewitz
Opinion | Bipartisan hope emerging on climate changeMark Reynolds, Richard Barron
Beyond term limits: 5 ‘good government’ ideas eyed by Michigan reformersJonathan Oosting
John Conyers Jr., champion of Detroit and civil rights, dies at 90Joel Kurth
Opinion | Michigan spending more on education, but teacher pay stagnantEric Lupher
Opinion | How a challenge helped us triple student voter turnout at U-MEdie Goldenberg
Opinion | 'Clean Slate' should simplify, not complicate, expungement processJesse Kelley, Nila Bala
How a tax break to help the poor went to NBA owner Dan GilbertJeff Ernsthausen, Justin Elliott
Water protection hits close to home for Grand Rapids audienceTed Roelofs
Applications open for new Michigan redistricting commission. What to know. Riley Beggin
If literacy is a right, who pays bill, judge asks in Detroit schools suit Mike Wilkinson
Wayne State bets the word 'free' will lure students like it has at U-MRon French
Michigan Republicans say ‘the budget is done.’ Here’s what they really mean.Riley Beggin
Bridge Magazine seeks a Michigan environment reporterBridge Staff
Michigan’s roads have turned to crap. So has a strike among road builders.Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Restore financial aid to Michiganders in prisonBradley D. Custer
Opinion | Gov. Whitmer’s effort to ban vaping products was the right moveRobert Shaner
Is literacy a constitutional right? A Detroit legal case could decideMike Wilkinson
The Test: ‘Read-or-flunk’ law looms over Michigan third-gradersRon French
Anti-gerrymandering group may team with GOP to tackle term limitsRiley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting
Pure Michigan gets reprieve, but its future is cloudy amid budget showdownJonathan Oosting
Opinion | Wayne County’s diversity poses Census challenges, opportunitiesAlisha Bell
Opinion | Gov. Milliken's enduring legacy: civility, bridging dividesDave Dempsey
Get tickets for Lansing event on growth of long-term substitute teachersAlexandra Schmidt
U.S. high court kills Michigan gerrymandering case ordering new districtsRiley Beggin
Phil Power | Our colleges require more support from Lansing to survivePhil Power
How Michigan Republicans nearly gutted discrimination investigationsJonathan Oosting
Former Michigan Governor William Milliken dies at 97Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | I’m a victim of Detroit gentrification. Don’t let me lose my home.Paul Horton