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Michigan news: Bridge archive

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Opinion \| Why build a huge Wayne County Jail when there are fewer inmates?	April 12, 2019	Dennis M. Haffey
As measles outbreak spreads, Michigan anti-vaxxer group hits Lansing	April 11, 2019	Ted Roelofs
No escaping billions of dollars needed for Michigan road fix, experts say	April 11, 2019	Mike Wilkinson
Jocelyn Benson plans overhaul of Michigan Secretary of State offices	April 11, 2019	Riley Beggin
Bills to bar Michigan 'sanctuary cities' face headwinds in Lansing	April 11, 2019	Riley Beggin
Opinion\| Michigan schools need a fairer funding model for all students	April 11, 2019	Randy Liepa
Nestlé extends Flint bottled water donations through August	April 10, 2019	Jim Malewitz
After years of impasse, bipartisan Lansing drive for criminal justice reform	April 9, 2019	Riley Beggin
Rich cities lose out as Wayne County cuts waste in programs to help poor	April 9, 2019	Chastity Pratt
It’s conservatives’ turn to complain about Michigan social studies standards	April 9, 2019	Ron French
Opinion \| Why Michigan’s economic ‘good times’ aren’t that good, in 11 slides	April 9, 2019	Lou Glazer
Opinion \| Abolish homeowner real property tax to spur Detroit's comeback	April 9, 2019	John E. Mogk
Opinion \| If we want to improve Michigan schools, start with breakfast	April 9, 2019	Wanda Cook-Robinson
Opinion \| We need the news, but we don’t want to pay for it	April 9, 2019	Lauren Ross
Michigan Commission: Fund courts so judges aren’t turned into fundraisers	April 8, 2019	Ted Roelofs
How high is too high to drive? That’s up to police in Michigan	April 8, 2019	Riley Beggin
Opinion \| Michigan needs auto insurance reform. But don’t scrap No-Fault	April 8, 2019	Phil Weaver
Five finalists named to be Michigan’s next state school superintendent	April 5, 2019	Ron French
Opinion \| Time to raise the age for juvenile justice in Michigan	April 3, 2019	Graham Filler
Andre Agassi championed this Detroit charter school. Can it survive?	April 3, 2019	Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Michigan minimum wage, paid sick leave case to get Supreme Court review	April 3, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Detroit studies restoring passenger trains to Michigan Central Station	April 3, 2019	Joel Kurth, Chastity Pratt
Michigan’s UP is full of closed mines. Technology may give them new life	April 3, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Tired of bird poop at Great Lakes beaches? Send in the dogs, study says	April 3, 2019	Gina Navaroli
Michigan environment roundup: DTE closing coal plants early	April 3, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Opinion \| It’s time to invest in Michigan’s environment and economy	April 3, 2019	Liesl Clark
Whitmer’s road funding plan could pit Michigan cities against rural areas	April 1, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
QLine well short of ridership goals and plagued by delays in Detroit	April 1, 2019	Chastity Pratt
Opinion \| Here’s a secret: Things cost money. That money comes from taxes	April 1, 2019	Ned Staebler
With Line 5 tunnel plan halted, next steps may belong to Enbridge Energy	April 1, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Katie Fahey of Voters Not Politicians to take Michigan model national	March 31, 2019	Riley Beggin
Voters Not Politicians mulls its next Michigan battle	March 31, 2019	Riley Beggin
Halting Line 5 tunnel is ‘shameful.’ Prepare for a lawsuit, GOP leader says	March 31, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Detroit isn’t alone. Car insurance sky-high throughout Michigan, data show	March 28, 2019	Mike Wilkinson, Ted Roelofs
Michigan plows on with Medicaid work rules as law is struck down in two states	March 28, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer halts action on Line 5 tunnel	March 28, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Traverse City’s climate may resemble Philadelphia’s in 60 years, study says	March 27, 2019	Kaley Fech
Michigan environment roundup: Cherry farmers brace for killer bacteria	March 27, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Michigan minimum wage, sick leave laws to start Friday under legal cloud	March 26, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Grand Rapids seeks to raise African-Americans’ stake in marijuana boom	March 26, 2019	Riley Beggin
Opinion \| Softening Michigan civil asset forfeiture laws helps drug dealers	March 26, 2019
Opinion \| There’s another infrastructure that needs maintained - health information	March 22, 2019	Tim Pletcher
Tell us how YOU would fix Michigan’s roads	March 22, 2019	Bridge Staff
Whitmer’s plan to raise business tax a hard sell to Michigan Legislature	March 22, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Opinion \| As we fix Michigan’s damn roads, fix the damn funding formula	March 22, 2019	Robert Ficano
Michigan teachers: Standardized tests are useless and classes are too big	March 20, 2019	Ron French
Study: More Michiganders struggle to afford basic needs	March 20, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Opinion \| Calm down, Michigan, the sky isn’t falling, nor is school funding	March 20, 2019	Ben DeGrow
Michigan House approves records transparency for Legislature and Governor	March 19, 2019	Riley Beggin
Rich-poor achievement gap won’t budge. Is investing in teachers an answer?	March 19, 2019	Ron French, Mike Wilkinson