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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Canadian border restrictions frustrate Michigan businesses and travelers Ted Roelofs
Opinion: Let’s start reinvesting in public universities nowBob Murphy
Offshore wind could provide double the electricity Michiganders used in 2019Taylor Haelterman, Great Lakes Echo
Should taxpayers foot the bill for restoring the Midland dams?Kelly House
U-M expands free tuition program to its Dearborn, Flint campusesRon French, Arjun Thakkar
Michigan House Republicans: End $300 pandemic unemployment benefitJonathan Oosting
This is it: Michigan to end gathering, mask restrictions on TuesdaySergio Martínez-Beltrán, Mike Wilkinson, Paula Gardner
‘Firekeeper’s Daughter’ author talks to Bridge Book Club in JulyAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Detroit council endorses reparations resolution; November vote possibleLouis Aguilar
Beaumont, Spectrum to merge into Michigan's biggest health systemKristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
Opinion: It’s time to stop balancing budgets on the backs of Michigan kidsDennis McDavid
What we know about the University of Michigan sports sexual assault scandalArjun Thakkar
Are your neighbors vaccinated? Michigan map shows rates by census tractsMike Wilkinson
Michigan GOP passes voter ID bill to deter ‘fraud.’ Critics call it ‘garbage’Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
A Michigan mall’s transformation: From Macy’s to self-storagePaula Gardner
Michigan schools revolt, won’t flunk struggling third-grade readersRon French, Sophia Kalakailo
Democrats seek commission to probe Michigan ties to Capitol insurrectionSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Homeless students expelled four times more than others in Michigan schoolsSophia Kalakailo
Why is Detroit Police Department’s vaccination rate only 39 percent?Bryce Huffman
Coming soon: Struggling Michigan movie theaters await end of COVID limitsArjun Thakkar
Whitmer: Michigan residents to keep getting $300 aid if they return to workArjun Thakkar
Detroit schools found a way to attract teachers: Pay them moreRon French
Whitmer: No public funds will be used for conversion therapy in MichiganSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Whitmer pitches $1.4 billion plan making Michigan child care more affordableArjun Thakkar
Michigan’s teacher of the year looks for silver linings as COVID fadesSophia Kalakailo
Michigan Supreme Court puts state emergency powers law on chopping blockJonathan Oosting
Michigan’s redistricting commission sought opinions. It got plenty.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Join Bridge Lunch Break chat on Michigan’s labor pipeline strugglesAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
As Michigan ages, one woman has made it her mission to train family caregiversTed Roelofs
Overstressed and unpaid, 1.3M in Michigan care for relatives amid aging crisisTed Roelofs
Opinion: Jailing people in mental health crisis hurts all MichigandersDiana Prichard, Algeria Wilson
Michigan GOP to Secretary of State: Extend licenses, end appointment systemJonathan Oosting
Michigan Senate passes bill to create a Yoopers-only wolf councilKelly House
High school/college hybrid programs growing in popularity in MichiganOlivia Tucker
Michigan lawmaker wants to block local bans on natural gasKelly House
In Traverse City, a small parking lot offers hope for workforce housingPaula Gardner
Whitmer launches bipartisan group to reform Michigan juvenile justice Arjun Thakkar
Lack of child care now a ‘crisis’ facing Michigan’s workforcePaula Gardner
Michigan lawmakers: Ethics reform will build public trust. Critics: Not likelyJonathan Oosting
GOP income tax reform would be ‘nail in coffin’ for Michigan cities, some sayJonathan Oosting
Opinion: Want to boost 3rd-grade reading? Expand Michigan’s free preschoolMichael Rice, Casandra Ulbrich
Michigan’s climate-ready future: wetland parks, less cement, roomy shoresKelly House, Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
Bridge Michigan wins 17 awards from Society of Professional JournalistsBridge Staff
Whitmer pitches big expansion of Michigan’s free preschool for 4-year-olds Ron French
Western Michigan University reveals record $550 million anonymous gift Ted Roelofs
Breonna Taylor’s mother to Michigan lawmakers: Ban police no-knock warrantsJonathan Oosting
Allergy season is bad this year in Michigan. And it’s going to get worseSophia Kalakailo
As complaints mount, Michigan Secretary of State adds 350K branch appointments Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Ticks and mouse poop greet Michigan residents as summer arrives Olivia Tucker
Michigan Republicans seek campaign finance probe of Whitmer trip to FloridaJonathan Oosting