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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
56,000 Michigan kids could lose child care as federal COVID funding endsIsabel Lohman
Former Michigan marijuana chair sentenced to 55 months for briberyLauren Gibbons
Michigan judges required to use preferred pronouns in court under new ruleLauren Gibbons
How a federal government shutdown would impact MichiganLauren Gibbons
Democrats seek to reverse Michigan’s ban-on-bans of plastic bagsKelly House
Michigan is ‘improving outcomes’ for early childhood health and education, report saysHannah Dellinger/Chalkbeat Detroit
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on Michigan’s industrial legacyAmber DeLind, Jackquelyn Garrett
Consumers Energy tells Michigan residents it needs partners to keep hydro damsKelly House
Michigan House Dems OK election access measures: What the bills would doLauren Gibbons
Trump in Michigan tells auto workers that EVs are a ‘transition to hell’Jonathan Oosting
Michigan lawmakers consider end to ‘prison gerrymandering'Lauren Gibbons
Trump in Michigan seeks to win over UAW, blue-collar workersPaula Gardner
Lawmakers revisit auto insurance law, seek higher payouts for crash victimsLauren Gibbons
Munson to trim inpatient services at rural northern Michigan hospitalsRobin Erb
Michigan State University officially fires Mel Tucker for causeIsabel Lohman
Climate change is harming Michigan hunting and fishing, groups warn lawmakersKelly House
Despite Ford pause, Michigan OKs another $65M for Marshall EV megasiteJonathan Oosting
Biden backs higher pay for UAW workers during historic picket line visitJonathan Oosting, Janelle D. James
Opinion | Michigan’s undocumented immigrants deserve driver’s licensesDave Pagel
How a Detroit pastor got involved in a citywide effort to reduce chronic absenteeismEthan Bakuli , Chalkbeat Detroit
Ford puts brakes on $3.5B BlueOval Battery Park in MarshallPaula Gardner
Activists pressure Detroit lawmaker opposed to Michigan abortion billsRobin Erb, Lauren Gibbons
That bump in pay? Poof — Michigan income gains erased by high inflationMike Wilkinson
Opinion | Michigan’s system to approve green energy projects is brokenSarah Mills
Bridge Lunch Break on Thursday focuses on Michigan’s industrial legacyAmber DeLind, Jackquelyn Garrett
As automakers win incentives for EV plants, Michigan pays for polluted pastKelly House, Paula Gardner
With thousands of tainted sites, Michigan Dems eye return to ‘polluter pay’Kelly House, Paula Gardner
‘They destroyed our little town.’ What Michigan’s auto industry left behindPaula Gardner, Kelly House
Key findings in Bridge Michigan auto projectKelly House, Paula Gardner
How Bridge tallied $259M in public costs for auto industry pollutionKelly House, Paula Gardner
Small supplier, big mess: Jackson pays the price of auto industry pollutionKelly House, Paula Gardner
5 fixes for Michigan's polluted industrial legacy, and a cleaner future Kelly House, Paula Gardner
Gov. Whitmer’s SOAR incentive fund, once a triumph, now faces headwinds Paula Gardner, Kelly House
Michigan developers find new uses for contaminated industrial sitesPaula Gardner, Kelly House
Trump World lands on Mackinac as Michigan GOP sets presidential caucus planJonathan Oosting
On Mackinac, Vivek Ramaswamy steals Michigan GOP spotlightJonathan Oosting
Biden to walk Michigan picket line with striking UAW workersPaula Gardner
Medicaid cuts off 148K Michiganders in review; cancer patients get reprieveRobin Erb
Meet the Democrat blocking Michigan abortion bills. She says she’s not aloneLauren Gibbons, Jonathan Oosting, Yue Stella Yu
Opinion | Michigan must end immoral life without parole for adolescents Kevin Harris
Opinion | Legal cannabis workers and businesses deserve banking fairnessJim Holcomb, Michael Elias
Opinion | Abortion regulations that protect women’s health must be upheldJaime Greene
UAW strike: 4 things to know as Michigan braces for it to spreadPaula Gardner
Free COVID tests bound for Michigan mailboxes — if you askRobin Erb
Michigan DNR warns residents to squish invasive lanternfliesJanelle D. James
Opinion | Michigan must learn from other states to diversify energy sourcesPauline Wendzel
Dark sky parks: How Michigan is becoming a stargazing stateKelsey Lester, Capital News Service
How fast should Michigan ditch fossil fuels? Lawmakers debate 2040 deadlineKelly House
Survey: 1 in 4 young adults expect to leave Michigan within 10 yearsRon French
Michigan fall colors 2023: Peak colors may be late. Blame El NiñoJanelle D. James