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Michigan news: Bridge archive

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Michigan’s $6.2B coronavirus budget gap ‘as bad or worse’ than Great Recession	May 15, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Opinion \| We want to work with Gov. Whitmer. She chose partisanship instead.	May 15, 2020	Lee Chatfield
Opinion \| Michigan needs money: Whitmer should renegotiate business subsidy deals	May 15, 2020	James M. Hohman, Gilda Jacobs
Western Michigan University plans fall campus return amid coronavirus	May 15, 2020	Ron French
Gretchen Whitmer, GOP square off in court over Michigan emergency powers	May 15, 2020	Riley Beggin
Opinion \| Suicide shows burned out coronavirus physicians need healing, too.	May 15, 2020	Asha Shajahan
Authentically Detroit podcast celebrates one-year milestone (BridgeDetroit podcast)	May 14, 2020	Orlando Bailey, Donna L. Givens
Coronavirus is isolating children. How to help them thrive.	May 14, 2020	Brie Zeltner
As Great Lakes rise, less sand for Michigan beachgoers during coronavirus	May 14, 2020	Kelly House
Lots of rain, few fireworks at latest protest of Michigan’s stay-at-home rules	May 14, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Inflammatory syndrome tied to coronavirus sickens two dozen Michigan kids	May 14, 2020	Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
Michigan settles Detroit schools lawsuit, acknowledges a right to literacy	May 14, 2020	Ron French
Anti-vaccine and conspiracy activists tied to Lansing coronavirus protests	May 13, 2020	Jonathan Oosting, Ted Roelofs
Over 1.7 million applicants push Michigan unemployment system to the brink	May 13, 2020	Paula Gardner
No salad bars but face masks galore. Welcome to college amid coronavirus	May 13, 2020	Ron French
Michigan Senate passes more than $500M in federal coronavirus relief spending	May 13, 2020	Riley Beggin
Opinion \| Our state budget is a casualty of COVID-19. These principles could help.	May 13, 2020	Bob Emerson, John Walsh
Whitmer asks Pence to discourage protests, worries about spreading coronavirus	May 13, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Independent doctors’ offices in Michigan under threat from coronavirus	May 13, 2020	Ted Roelofs
Opinion \| Youth organizations serve vital, often overlooked, role during crisis	May 13, 2020	Jeannine Gant
Wednesday Coronavirus Q&A: Antibody tests and marriage licenses	May 13, 2020	Bridge Staff
As tensions rise, Gov. Whitmer faces Michigan showdown on quarantine order	May 12, 2020	Riley Beggin
Phil Power \| National service program could help combat coronavirus	May 12, 2020	Phil Power
Long-term changes proposed for Michigan’s unemployment system	May 12, 2020	Paula Gardner
Whitmer: GOP lawsuit adds a ‘constitutional crisis’ to coronavirus crisis	May 12, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Ferris State latest in Michigan to return students in fall amid coronavirus	May 12, 2020	Ron French
Health board accuses Michigan State Police of being lax on Capitol protesters	May 12, 2020	Robin Erb, Jonathan Oosting, Riley Beggin
See how the coronavirus has affected regions of Michigan differently	May 12, 2020	Bridge Staff
Michigan lawmaker seeks Capitol gun ban ahead of coronavirus protest	May 12, 2020	Riley Beggin
GOP leader: Up to 25 percent cuts to Michigan schools from coronavirus	May 11, 2020	Ron French
See what Bridge readers selected for our first Michigan book club pick	May 11, 2020	Monica Williams, Amber DeLind
Michigan tribal casinos delay openings to June 1 due to coronavirus	May 11, 2020	Meghanlata Gupta
Poop sleuths: MSU studies Detroit wastewater for next coronavirus outbreak	May 11, 2020	Kelly House
Michigan governor, GOP leader inflate the rhetoric in coronavirus fight	May 11, 2020	Mike Wilkinson
Central Michigan University brings students back to campus for fall despite coronavirus	May 11, 2020	Ron French
No, the Michigan Capitol Commission will not ban guns, at least not yet	May 11, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Opinion \| Reopening Michigan: Policies ignore how vulnerable Americans really are	May 11, 2020	Scott L. Greer, Katarzyna Klasa, Neil Mehta
Opinion \| Liberate Michigan? Here's where we can start.	May 10, 2020	Justin Schott
Bound by faith, a Michigan couple journeys back from COVID-19’s clutches	May 10, 2020	Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
In Michigan, 23K are ‘recovered’ from COVID. Many still feel like hell.	May 10, 2020	Robin Erb
Michigan’s definition of coronavirus ‘recovery’ looser than other states	May 10, 2020	Robin Erb
Gun ban at Michigan Capitol unlikely, despite urging from Dana Nessel	May 9, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Michigan launches coronavirus contact tracing. Here’s what you need to know.	May 9, 2020	Kelly House, Riley Beggin
Part nurse, part detective: A day in the life of a Michigan contact tracer	May 9, 2020	Kelly House
Opinion \| Controlling the spread of COVID-19 requires radical racial solidarity	May 8, 2020	William D. Lopez, Alford A. Young Jr.
Flint, once home to legendary basketball teams, is now down to one	May 8, 2020	Lane Kizziah
Opinion \| A healthy economy needs a healthy workforce. Here's our plan.	May 8, 2020	Stephanie Chang, Jeremy Moss, Sylvia Santana
Michigan restaurants give Gretchen Whitmer a roadmap for opening May 29	May 8, 2020	Paula Gardner
Detroit's $9 million field hospital shuts after treating 39 COVID patients	May 8, 2020	Will Callan, Michigan Radio
Treatment and trials go on, but Michigan doctors split on coronavirus drug	May 8, 2020	Kate Wells, Michigan Radio, Robin Erb, Kelly House