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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Sink or swim: Higher education is key to Michigan’s futureChastity Pratt
A year post-bankruptcy, Detroit still has a long to-do listNancy Derringer
Repopulating Detroit: City still welcoming to immigrants and refugeesAli Harb
Time to rewrite the regulatory compactRodger Kershner
Hit the books, Michigan, and get smart about economic growthLou Glazer
Teen births declining in Michigan. But hurdles in northern, rural counties.Nancy Derringer
Michigan teen birth rate by countyBridge Staff
Michigan colleges offering best bang for the buckRon French
Slideshow: Michigan’s Best Value CollegesBridge Staff
To rebuild Detroit, restore the schoolsChastity Pratt
Supporting Bridge Magazine’s nonpartisan journalismPhil Power
Report: Michigan held down by low income, educationLindsay VanHulle
Amid Flint’s water crisis, a quiet success storyChastity Pratt
Why Flint is planting clover, rather than grass, on vacant lotsChastity Pratt
Legislature must close ‘dark stores’ tax loopholeDan Gilmartin
City blues: MSU study finds state tax policies cripple citiesTed Roelofs
How technology can disrupt divide over government’s rolePhil Power
Pure Michigan sells its return on investment in new campaignLindsay VanHulle
More needs to be done for Michigan sex-trafficking victimsVikram Reddy
How one plucky Michigan town is rebuilding its housing marketNancy Derringer
What’s so good about land banks? A Q&ANancy Derringer
College affordability will shape Michigan’s future economyJim Ananich
Tracking progress in Detroit police response times a fool’s errandMike Wilkinson
Road deal made by politicians who won’t face the consequencesPhil Power
State rolls dice on bills that would expand sports bettingLindsay VanHulle
A bill aims to more fairly split purses at state’s last two racetracksLindsay VanHulle
In recovery, Michigan’s real estate marketplace stretches its legsThomas Wackerman
The graying of Michigan farmers, and what they will leave behindRon French
Interactive map: How old are YOUR farmers?Bridge Staff
Detroit students unfairly pay the price for the district’s debtsCraig Thiel
New state teacher evaluation standards are no magic bulletRon French
Universities want more money. Snyder wants more innovation.Mike Wilkinson
The fight for teacher evaluation reformPhil Power
Help college students get their money's worthLanae Erickson Hatalsky, Tamara Hiler
Improved smiles for some low-income Michigan childrenNancy Derringer
Effort to ban fluoride in drinking water makes little headway in MichiganNancy Derringer
How Snyder’s plan to fix Detroit school debt impacts other districtsChastity Pratt
Michigan is the dark money capital of American politicsRich Robinson
Raising the talent level of Michigan workersPhil Power
Pension debt could give new Detroit Schools a stumbling startLindsay VanHulle
Proposed state bill has doctors, nurses at odds over who can give anesthesiaLindsay VanHulle
College debt is little understood by the people who should know the most: StudentsRachel Fishman
In one tech-heavy cyber school, a low-tech strategy spurs learningRon French
Three years later, jury still out on Michigan’s cyber school expansionRon French
Building a path to better, higher-paying Michigan jobsChastity Pratt
College value and affordability solutions summitBridge Staff
Despite concussion fears, Michigan allows long hours of prep football hittingTed Roelofs
From high school football star to ‘a completely different person’Ted Roelofs
Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments on prevailing wage lawLindsay VanHulle
To repair racial wounds in criminal justice, start with languageRobert W. Kahle