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Michigan news: Bridge archive

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Now what? A familiar fear when disabled children turn 26.Ted Roelofs
Want a better SAT score in Michigan? Book your hotel now.Mike Wilkinson
Arson finally on decline in Detroit. Now for the bad news.Joel Kurth
A modest proposal: Michigan’s economic policies should focus on increasing incomes for allLou Glazer
Developers, including Gilbert, inquire about Michigan brownfield incentiveLindsay VanHulle
Michigan food makers hope to fill China’s appetiteLindsay VanHulle
Gov. Snyder has the power to grant second chances. He should use it.Natalie Holbrook, D. Korbin Felder
Three great Michigan universities are driving innovation. Why is funding still flagging?Lou Anna K. Simon, Mark Schlissel, M. Roy Wilson
Bridge is having a birthday, and you're invitedBridge Staff
The disappearing cashier. And why Michigan should worry. Alexandra Schmidt
If you don’t want to lose your job to a robot, don’t think like one Nancy Derringer
Four tips for staying employed in the age of artificial intelligence Nancy Derringer
MICHIGAN JOURNALISM JOB OPENING: Environmental/Pure Michigan Business Reporter – Bridge MagazineBridge Staff
Bridge Magazine is hiring for a new Michigan Environment ReporterJohn Bebow
Here’s what Michigan lawmakers have to say about Charlottesville, Trump’s ‘both sides’Bridge Staff
A crusading attorney helped free a man framed for murder. They both ended up dead.Ron French
Where can you carry a gun in Michigan? It’s complicated. (How much? Take our quiz)Ron French
How many concealed weapons are there in YOUR county? (Interactive map)Mike Wilkinson
Five questions about Foxconn: If Wisconsin balks, what’s it mean for Michigan?Lindsay VanHulle
I was a public-school Bart Simpson. I have zero tolerance for ‘zero tolerance.’Alex Rossman
A drug called Spinraza could save my life. Will Michigan let it?Kristen Milefchik
Michigan failing its special needs children, parents and studies say.Chastity Pratt
The latest hurdle to employment in Michigan? Traffic fines.Chad Livengood
Michigan’s segregated past – and present (Told in 9 interactive maps) Mike Wilkinson
Michigan’s economy is broken. And neither party is offering real solutions.Lou Glazer
Saginaw, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Pontiac, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Muskegon, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Kalamazoo, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Flint, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Grand Rapids, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Detroit, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Bay City, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Battle Creek, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Programs help Michigan food, agriculture companies expandLindsay VanHulle
How to keep a millennial at your company? It ain’t with a ping-pong tableLindsay VanHulle
‘Detroit’ movie is an orgy of violence that doesn’t show my cityDonna L. Givens
If the government wants your property, what should it pay for it? Alan Ackerman
Fewer college students want to be teachers, and why it matters (searchable database)Nancy Derringer
The destruction of Obamacare would hurt Michigan students Ron Koehler
Botched elections. Missing ballots. Is this any way to run a democracy?Joel Kurth
Despite economic growth, Michigan budget to face steep challengesEric Lupher
‘Good Jobs’ law may depend on the definition of goodLindsay VanHulle
Q-and-A: New MEDC chief offers blueprint for Michigan’s economy Lindsay VanHulle
Green grows the algae bloom, and not enough is being done about itBill Richardson
The future of manufacturing is here for the taking in MichiganTom Kelly
Lessons learned: Big money alone can’t fix public schoolsChastity Pratt
Kalkaska’s village president is as ignorant about Muslims as he is hatefulMuzammil Ahmed, Steve Spreitzer
With fewer farmhands, Michigan farmers more willing to buy worker visasTed Roelofs
Detroit Police killed their sons at the Algiers Motel. No one ever said sorry.Danielle L. McGuire