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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Ball Q&A: Michigan kids ‘will lose’ with weak teacher evaluation billRon French
Carl Levin touts his Wayne State center for good governanceCarl Levin
One year later, undocumented immigrant children quietly settling in MichiganJacob Wheeler
Hispanic immigrants playing more critical role in Michigan’s farm economyJacob Wheeler
Mackinac notes: A train to Traverse City; road funding; MEDC cutsLindsay VanHulle
Making a case for racial equity in dollars, cents and growthLa June Montgomery Tabron
In health care costs, Michigan is doing something rightMarianne Udow-Phillips
Vital early reading skills deserve critical policy focusMichael Lombardo
Meet a Detroit neighborhood that’s not waiting for city helpBill McGraw
Crain’s poll: Despite optimism, Detroit-area businesses not bullish on hiringLindsay VanHulle
Diverting young offenders from prison is ‘smart justice’Jennifer Kellman Fritz
Political notes from a small islandCraig Ruff
Wayne County residents unnecessarily losing homes to foreclosureLester Graham
Mackinac Conference should address race in Detroit in DetroitAaron Foley
Bill banning setting of local minimum wage sparks partisan divideLindsay VanHulle
One high school’s miracle revival. And what may kill it.Keith A. Owens
Michigan schools’ march to the bottom requires wholesale reformAmber Arellano
Have your voice heard! Just ONE week left for “Getting to Work” Community ConversationsBridge Staff
Michigan’s one-room schoolhouses make one last standMike Wilkinson
Four siblings, a single classroomMike Wilkinson
SPRING FUNDRAISING DRIVE: How much is Bridge worth to you?John Bebow
A roads solution for MichiganPhil Power
Poll: Business community willing to pay more for better roadsLindsay VanHulle
Business blog: Lansing to begin fresh talk on roads billsLindsay VanHulle
Reforms could mean fewer prisoners, shorter sentences – and more money for potholesRon French
A change in policy could benefit Michigan’s less-loved dogsTanya Hilgendorf
Jobs flooding to West Michigan, though wages still lagTed Roelofs
Jobs get even scarcer in rural MichiganTed Roelofs
Slideshow: Worst counties for job growth (2005 - 2013)Bridge Staff
Slideshow: Best counties for job growth (2005 - 2013)Bridge Staff
Slideshow: Worst counties for total jobs added (2005 - 2013)Bridge Staff
Slideshow: Best counties for total jobs added (2005 - 2013)Bridge Staff
Award-winning Detroit Journalism Cooperative to extend focus on city’s bankruptcy and its impact with new $500,000 Knight Foundation investmentBridge Staff
Have your voice heard! Just two weeks left for “Getting to Work” Community ConversationsBridge Staff
Michigan’s jobs rebound also brings a lower paycheckChastity Pratt
Slideshow: Best counties for wage gains (1990 - 2013)Bridge Staff
Slideshow: Worst counties for wage losses (1990 - 2013)Bridge Staff
Slideshow: Best counties for wages (September 2014)Bridge Staff
Slideshow: Worst counties for wages (September 2014)Bridge Staff
State struggles to boost lives of the working poorChastity Pratt
Proposal 1 crash shows lawmakers out of touchPhil Power
Snyder eyes future as his profile buildsLindsay VanHulle
Teacher evaluation: A ‘difficult change’ worth the effortMarc Hill
Mackinac Conference adds conversation on race, class to business agendaLindsay VanHulle
6 things we learned (and 3 things we didn’t) from Proposal 1 debacleRon French
Good roads or bad, Proposal 1 hated equally across MichiganNancy Derringer
5 ways to improve standardized testing in Michigan schoolsRod Rock
Where in the world is the Center for Michigan?Bridge Staff
With roads measure crushed, a search for Plan BTed Roelofs
Why does U-M accept so few low-income students?Ron French