Michigan news: Bridge archive

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Michigan superintendent: Don’t force schools to resume in-person classes	July 28, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Education leaders beg Lansing: Don’t cut funds for poor Michigan students	July 28, 2020	Ron French
Michigan’s Black-white college graduation gap is one of largest in nation	July 28, 2020	Eve Washington
Getting Michiganders to take COVID-19 vaccine: ‘My trust just isn’t there’	July 28, 2020	Ted Roelofs
Opinion \| Girl locked up over homework reveals MI’s juvenile court problems	July 28, 2020	Mary Ann Scali
Michigan school districts push back on GOP plan for elementary classes	July 27, 2020	Ron French
Opinion \| Mental wellness is key to a successful school year during COVID-19	July 27, 2020	Nicole McKinney
Opioid abuse surges in Michigan amid misery from the coronavirus	July 27, 2020	Robin Erb
A third of Michigan’s COVID deaths are in nursing homes. Who is to blame?	July 27, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Michigan Aug. 4 primary election: What you need to know to vote	July 26, 2020	Riley Beggin
10 years later, Kalamazoo River spill still colors Enbridge pipeline debate	July 24, 2020	Kelly House
Opinion \| Please Gov. Whitmer, let my gyms reopen for my workers and members	July 24, 2020	Jayne Szukalowski
PPE turns into ‘tremendous’ opportunity for Reed City factory	July 24, 2020	Paula Gardner
MI start-ups pivot as venture capital investment plummets during COVID	July 24, 2020	David Wilkins
Q&A: Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman’s says MI restaurants need help. Now.	July 24, 2020	Paula Gardner
TCF announces $1 billion investment in loans for minority-owned businesses	July 24, 2020	Bryce Huffman
Anatomy of a super spreader: Harper’s outbreak a caution for college bars	July 23, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Opinion \| COVID is devastating for those with Alzheimer’s. It’s time to help	July 23, 2020	Jennifer Lepard
Battle in Michigan schools over need for standardized tests this year	July 23, 2020	Eve Washington, Sophia Yoon
Deadline for Michigan low-income college aid extended due to coronavirus	July 23, 2020	Sophia Yoon
Fact Squad \| No, Michigan Gov. Whitmer did not ‘defund the police’	July 23, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Opinion \| Michigan’s tax system is unfair to our essential workers	July 23, 2020	Jeff Irwin
Michigan closing budget gap with layoffs and cuts to roads, PFAS cleanups	July 22, 2020	Riley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting
Legal claim blames federal regulators for Edenville Dam failure	July 22, 2020	Kelly House
Michigan COVID-19 labs are again seeing delays as more people are tested	July 22, 2020	Robin Erb
What COVID-19 test is best? Who pays in Michigan? What you need to know.	July 22, 2020	Robin Erb
Detroit schools will reopen in the fall even if the Legislature takes action	July 22, 2020	Olivia Lewis
Coronavirus emptied Michigan’s jails without crime surge. Time for reform?	July 22, 2020	Riley Beggin
Bridge wins national award for series on long-term substitute teachers	July 21, 2020	Bridge Staff
Judge: Detroit summer school students must get coronavirus test by Friday	July 21, 2020	Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion \| Implicit bias training for health care workers can save lives	July 21, 2020	Asha Shajahan
Michigan Right to Life scraps abortion ban ballot drive	July 21, 2020	Riley Beggin
Judge won’t free Michigan teen incarcerated after not doing online homework	July 21, 2020	Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois
As Michigan reopens, workers find that child care centers still closed	July 21, 2020	Ted Roelofs
Opinion \| Now is not the time for sweeping changes in how Michigan votes	July 20, 2020	Ann Bollin
Michigan’s GOP-led Legislature considers rare veto override against Whitmer	July 20, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Michigan unemployment system designed to slow payments working all too well	July 20, 2020	Sarah Alvarez, Jonathan Oosting
He took down Michigan’s unemployment system. Now, he’s struggling to fix it.	July 20, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Here’s what Michigan nursing homes that escaped coronavirus did right	July 20, 2020	Patricia Anstett
Opinion \| Keep protesting but do it safely	July 20, 2020	Rodd Monts
Feds charge Michigan contractor in $2M unemployment fraud scheme	July 17, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Whitmer tightens Michigan’s mask order but makes it optional when voting	July 17, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
First Michigan school district to go fully online amid coronavirus	July 17, 2020	Ron French
Michigan coronavirus cases rise. Here’s why we are not Texas or Florida.	July 17, 2020	Mike Wilkinson
Michigan Supreme Court reviewing case of incarcerated teen	July 17, 2020	Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois
Michigan’s coast is being armored with seawalls, making erosion worse	July 17, 2020	Kelly House
Michigan coastal towns try sand 'renourishment’ to restore beaches	July 17, 2020	Kelly House
Opinion \| Yelling won’t make people wear face masks. But conversation might	July 16, 2020	Jennifer Attie
In solidarity: Indigenous communities join Detroit’s Black Lives Matter movement	July 16, 2020	Louis Aguilar
Critics demand Michigan #FreeGrace after teen incarcerated for not doing schoolwork	July 15, 2020	Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois