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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Settled into U-M’s top job, Mark Schlissel strategizes its futureNancy Derringer
Performance standards can rein in electricity costs for 2016 ratepayersLarry Ward
Iowa is dealt a hand with three wild cards, no acesPhil Power
Bridge takes state 'Newspaper of the Year' honorBridge Staff
U-M President defends Harbaugh’s football recruiting ethicsNancy Derringer
How much longer can we delay action on the Straits pipeline?Leonard Page
Pit bulls versus everybody. Should they be banned?Chastity Pratt
Payday lenders, and a future without themDave Adams
Low-income students soar at some colleges, struggle at othersRon French
Ranking Michigan colleges by social mobilityBridge Staff
Enbridge: Line 5 pipeline is vital to MichiganBrad Shamla
Pipeline secrecy bill threatens Great Lakes, prevents accountabilityPhil Roos
Flint water and Detroit Schools raise doubts about emergency manager lawPhil Power
Putting a price on fixing Flint, and cities like itChad Halcom, Lindsay VanHulle
Michigan earns ‘F’ for transparency, while legislature helps it stay thereCraig Mauger
Snyder urges state to approve $28 million for Flint water crisisLindsay VanHulle
Sander Levin: State ‘gag law’ hurts schools, communitiesSander Levin
Young talent continues to flee MichiganTed Roelofs
Is time running out on the Enbridge Straits pipeline 5?Ken Winter
A friend’s death, a community’s lossPhil Power
Should medical pot users be protected from job firings?Lindsay VanHulle
State budget decisions coming on surplus, less revenueLindsay VanHulle
Detroit teacher ‘sickout’ was a call for attention and helpIvy Bailey
With gas prices falling, should the state start collecting taxes for roads now?Mike Wilkinson
Why ecologists support Ann Arbor’s deer cullChristopher Dick
In reversal, rising death rates among middle-age whites in MichiganTed Roelofs
Bringing high school students to the floor of the state CapitolGreg Kearns
In search of competent governmentPhil Power
2015 Academic State Champs school profileBridge Staff
Opioids’ rising death toll demands comprehensive policy solutionsMarianne Udow-Phillips, Theresa R.F. Dreyer
In Iraq, a Detroit DJ fights ISIS on the airwavesKurt Nagl
Detroit music battles ISIS (and suffering) in northern IraqBridge Staff
Homeless EMU student grateful for more than moneyRon French
With record interest in state parks, let’s take steps to protect themPhil Power
To succeed in business, think like a business person – and an artistJulie Bianchi
Update: Bridge readers open hearts, wallets for homeless college studentRon French
Slideshow: Portrait of a homeless college studentBridge Staff
He’s a college senior with a 3.4 GPA. And he’s homeless.Ron French
When it comes to talent, Michigan needs more of everythingDoug Rothwell
Are Ann Arbor’s deer enough of a threat to warrant firepower?Tanya Hilgendorf
10 tips for finishing your college app before it’s too lateBrittany Clausman
The forest-loving Farm Bill at 25Bill O’Neill
Donald Trump and America’s new political pathPhil Power
When low-wage workers’ problems become a company’s problemLindsay VanHulle
Grand Rapids company helped forge employee aid programLindsay VanHulle
Low-income workers must ‘make it stretch’Lindsay VanHulle
Supplier aims to give parolees new workplace opportunitiesLindsay VanHulle
Some college, no degree, lots of debt: A burden for students, schools and communitiesRussell Olwell, Marquan Jackson
Far from Flint, lead remains an irreversible scourgeMike Wilkinson
Interactive map: Places with higher lead rates than FlintBridge Staff