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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Fact Squad | Gary Peters ad highlights attendance, hits back at John JamesMansur Shaheen
Opinion | No cuts for schools is good news; more work needed on fair fundingAmber Arellano
Opinion | Tear down the walls between Detroit and the suburbsBianca Garcia, Graig Donnelly, Frank Joyce
Trump demonizes refugees. Biden wants more. Whose plan will Michigan back? Ted Roelofs
Smoke over Michigan skies as western wildfires burnKelly House
Michigan Senate votes to let clerks open absentee ballot envelopes day earlyJonathan Oosting
Opinion | Why getting a flu shot amid COVID-19 can avoid a 'twindemic' in MichiganAsha Shajahan
Bridge Magazine becomes Bridge Michigan to reflect mission, ambitionsAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Coronavirus outbreaks force mandatory quarantine at 23 MSU frats, sororitiesRon French, Robin Erb
Schools, local governments spared from cuts under Michigan budget dealJonathan Oosting
How a few coronavirus cases ended classes at a rural Michigan school Ron French
State identifies Michigan K-12 schools and colleges with COVID outbreaksRon French, Mike Wilkinson
Fact Squad | Trump slams Biden son for buying Michigan auto firm with ChineseMansur Shaheen
Guns still allowed inside Michigan Capitol, after ban shot down againJonathan Oosting
Michigan may get through COVID-induced bottle backlog sooner than expectedKelly House
In Michigan, rising lake levels disturb sacred groundElena Bruess, Circle of Blue
Officials urge 38,000 MSU students to quarantine 14 days after COVID spikeRon French
Opinion | To get our kids back in classrooms, here's the budget Michigan needsMark Greathead
Trump touts jobs in Michigan, falsely claims he saved auto industryRiley Beggin
Outdoor visits now ‘expected’ at Michigan nursing homes, state saysRobin Erb
Whitmer thanks Michigan COVID essential workers with free community collegeRiley Beggin, Paula Gardner, Ron French
Can Trump recapture magic with Michigan workers? Or has COVID erased gains? Mike Wilkinson
Judge: Enbridge can resume full operations on Michigan Line 5 pipelineKelly House
October’s Michigan book club pick is ‘The Women of the Copper Country’Amber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Joe Biden touts ‘Buy American’ jobs plan, rips Donald Trump in MichiganJonathan Oosting
Michigan Supreme Court questions Whitmer’s ‘profound’ power during pandemicJonathan Oosting
Xavier DeGroat will not be stopped. Michigan autism activist goes to D.C. Robin Erb
Michigan colleges pass 1,000 COVID cases. Apparently, students like to party.Ron French, Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson
First Person | Back to school in Michigan: Too new, weird and heartbreakingStella Govitz
Opinion | Michigan's energy future relies on Enbridge's Great Lakes tunnelMark Griffin
Whitmer’s ‘real-time’ school coronavirus outbreak data could be a week oldRon French, Robin Erb
Michigan businesses struggled during COVID. Customers are coming to rescue.Paula Gardner
Opinion | State policy leaders: Consider this when crafting final 2021 budgetDaniel Hurley
The deadly disease that wiped out 90% of the Upper Peninsula’s bats, and a new hope for one speciesCassidy Hough, Great Lakes Echo
Enbridge just wants a permit. Michigan critics want to bring down Line 5Kelly House
Michigan coronavirus caseloads haven’t budged in months. Why that’s not bad.Mike Wilkinson
Betsy DeVos: Michigan can expect standardized tests, despite COVID-19Ron French
Michigan gyms, indoor pools can reopen Sept. 9, Gov. Whitmer ordersRiley Beggin
Opinion | Campus outbreaks of COVID-19 were almost guaranteedRyan Malosh, Nina Masters
Extra $300 Michigan unemployment payouts should reach jobless after Labor DayPaula Gardner
Opinion | Whitmer’s legacy will be affected by Line 5. It's time for her decision.Mike Shriberg
Opinion | As Michigan businesses struggle, vulnerable families suffer, tooTommy Brann
Michigan lawmakers may tweak unemployment law to help employers amid pandemicPaula Gardner
Michigan gyms, theaters, bowling alleys may finally be able to reopen soon Riley Beggin
Quesadillas, Netflix and silence in Central Michigan’s ‘COVID dorm’Robin Erb, Ron French
COVID-19 vaccine race heats up with clinical trials at 3 Michigan sites Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
Jocelyn Benson to aid Detroit clerk after problems plagued primary electionRiley Beggin
MI government removes bureaucratic mumbo jumbo from benefit renewal formTed Roelofs
Opinion | Chadwick Boseman's death highlights need for family health treeAsha Shajahan
Michigan to identify K-12 schools with coronavirus outbreaks Sept. 14Robin Erb