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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Greenville: Moving past ElectroluxLindsay VanHulle
Midland: Leaders say Dow Chemical is committed to city’s futureLindsay VanHulle
LGBT guidelines designed to protect most vulnerable studentsRick Joseph
Study: Schools of choice don't improve test scoresRon French
New legislation threaten the future of Michigan’s local historic districtsNancy Finegood
Candidates are gone, but economic woes remain for Trump, Sanders supportersNancy Derringer
In an improving economy, Michigan workers’ part-time bluesTed Roelofs
When college students ask to see their president’s expense reportArielle Hines, Nick Green, Kelly Rocheleau
Oligarchs and demagogues, as America teetersPhil Power
Trump’s promise to bring jobs back home hits Michigan where it vacationsKen Winter
The governor and the mayor: Perceived snubs strain Flint recoveryRon French
How many Michigan third-graders should flunk?Ron French
A Bridge Q-and-A with Detroit’s Big 3 education chiefsChastity Pratt
How Lansing can reduce crowding at state’s lone women’s prisonNancy Derringer
Flint report shows government’s size is less critical than its effectivenessPhil Power
Flint water crisis could threaten Pure Michigan campaign successLindsay VanHulle
Mission Improbable: Selling Flint in wake of crisisLindsay VanHulle
Not dead yet: Movies still percolating in Michigan despite lapsed incentivesMarti Benedetti
Do kids really count in Michigan? Data shows them losing groundAlicia Guevara Warren
Flint report offers damning verdict on state emergency manager lawMike Wilkinson
Flint’s switch to river water left residents holding the tabMike Wilkinson
Admiring Gov. Milliken’s environmental legacy as he turns 94Dave Dempsey
Breaking: Report finds ‘environmental injustice’ in Flint water crisis; poor, majority-black population given inferior protectionBridge Staff
The price of neglect: Michigan must spend billions on water, sewer fixesTed Roelofs, Pat Shellenbarger
Grand Rapids comes out of the sewerPat Shellenbarger
In replacing lead lines, what Michigan can learn from WisconsinTed Roelofs
How many are satisfied with the present state of politics in Michigan?Phil Power
Pure confusion?Lindsay VanHulle
Businesses seek talent, and talent seeks places, so help Michigan citiesBridge Staff
Why a Florida company is designing the Pure Michigan websiteLindsay VanHulle
Detroit schools and the $715-million Band-AidChastity Pratt
Flint’s legacy may include dramatic expansion of public records lawMike Wilkinson
Michigan needs more government transparency in light of FlintRon Dzwonkowski
Bridge wins McCree justice award for stories on prison rapeBridge Staff
Center for Michigan launching Community Conversations on public trust in governmentBridge Staff
Fish farms are already in the Great Lakes, helping and feeding MichiganKent Herrick
To embrace the future of transportation, consider its past – on railsLiz Treutel Callin
In an African-American city, black clout wanesBill McGraw
Riot or rebellion? The debate over what to call the 1967 disorder continuesBill McGraw
A quick guide to the 1967 Detroit RiotBill McGraw
Michigan primary delivers one big surpriseBridge Staff
Kalamazoo shootings should put brakes on Uber’s legislative agenda in LansingThomas G. Sinas, Stephen H. Sinas
Flint crisis one symptom of a bigger problem: Term limitsT. R. Shaw Jr.
Sticking with your own kind: tribalism in politicsNancy Derringer
Michigan’s aging voting machines a 'catastrophe waiting to happen’Ron French
Don’t allow fish farms in Michigan watersHoward A. Tanner
How Snyder’s chief of staff wrestled with Flint, with few victoriesJohn Bebow
Flint crisis timeline: Part 3Bridge Staff
Flint crisis timeline: Part 2Bridge Staff
The latest on what key Snyder aides knew about Flint and whenBridge Staff