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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Opinion | It’s time to hold Michigan businesses accountable for air pollutionAbdullah Hammoud
It's official: Flavored e-cigarettes are now illegal in MichiganRobin Erb
What to expect when you're expecting a Michigan government shutdownRiley Beggin
Opinion | Don’t flunk lagging Michigan third-grade readers – reduce class sizeBarbara Gottschalk
As Detroit schools rebuild, a veteran and aviation academy show a way forwardKoby Levin, Chalkbeat
Ossian Sweet defied segregation. Now his Detroit home will be a museum.Kyla Smith
Opinion | A defense of Enbridge, its environmental record and Line 5Brad Shamla
E-scooters are fast, unregulated and all over Detroit. What could go wrong?Michael Jackman
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan claimed scooter injuries are ‘BS.’ They’re not.Michael Jackman
Phil Power | Tax e-cigarettes to pay for enforcement and treatment Phil Power
As Michigan schools ban cellphones, reports surface of ‘talking,’ ‘eye contact’Ted Roelofs
Michigan GOP proposes 0.9% funding boost for colleges and universities Ron French
Michigan schools would get 2.4 percent hike in GOP budget planRon French
Michigan budget negotiations break down (again) over short-term road fundingRiley Beggin
Critics rip Michigan vaping ban, citing harm to smokers and vape shops Robin Erb
How Right to Life has dominated Michigan abortion politics since Roe v. Wade Robin Erb, Cheyna Roth, Craig Mauger
Opinion | Michigan’s substitute teacher shortage hurts kids, says Up North supt.Louis Steigerwald
Is Michigan school spending up or down? Pension problems muddy the answerRon French
Opinion | Fix the damn schools, MichiganMike Addonizio
Whitmer, GOP must solve these 5 disagreements to pass Michigan budgetRiley Beggin
Whitmer agrees to delay road funding talks to finish Michigan budget Riley Beggin
Michigan Medicaid rules change soon. Can cool envelopes help avoid confusion?Robin Erb
Opinion | Time to close Michigan’s access gap to mental health servicesMark Reinstein, Kevin Fischer, Jane Shank, Greg Toutant, Sam Price, Robert Sheehan
Michigan Republicans push budget without road deal, a likely no-go for Whitmer Riley Beggin
Algae is again fouling Lake Erie. Thanks a lot, Ohio.Mike Wilkinson
Higgins Lake’s crystal waters are under threat. Blame poop (and other stuff) Joel Kurth
Report: Funding cuts, high tuition spawn a cost crisis at Michigan collegesRon French
Opinion | Cleanup of Great Lakes pollution hot spots is good for economyJohn Hartig
Phil Power | Let’s hope Michigan third-grade reading law focuses priorities Phil Power
Bridge adds veteran of nation’s best newspapers to its editing ranksBridge Staff
Snag your ticket for the Citizen Water Summits, coming this October!Bridge Staff
3 ways to take part in the Your Water, Your Voice campaign from anywhereBridge Staff
It’s Bridge’s 8th birthday. Will you help us celebrate?John Bebow
Vaping may be bad for teens. But will Michigan’s ban hurt smokers trying to quit?Robin Erb
What you need to know about Michigan’s flavored e-cigarette ban Riley Beggin, Joel Kurth
Michigan becomes the first state in U.S. to ban flavored vaping productsRiley Beggin
HPV cancer rates are up. Yet many Michigan doctors won’t talk about it.Robin Erb
Suicide rates rise across Michigan, with few answersTed Roelofs
Lame Duck Pork: A Bridge Magazine investigationBridge Staff
As Lansing debates funding, schools struggle to pay teachers, fix roofsRon French
Michigan teachers: Flunking won’t help kids read. We have better ideas.Alexandra Schmidt
Opinion | Michigan is now 44th in per-resident support for higher edDaniel Hurley
Detroit superintendent: Parents should demand end of long-term subsRon French
Audit: Michigan Office of the Great Lakes didn't keep track of moneyJim Malewitz
Opinion | Enbridge has proven it can’t be trusted with water and Line 5Keith Cooley
After a year, safe drinking water is flowing again at Detroit schoolsLori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Michigan House Dem leader says Whitmer’s 45-cent gas tax is probably deadRiley Beggin
Michigan House urges resignation of Inman, who told donors ‘I need money’Riley Beggin
Detroit district test scores gain on Michigan’s, but there’s a long way to goKoby Levin, Chalkbeat
M-STEP shows no progress for Michigan’s struggling third-grade readers Ron French