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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
‘Chemical recycling’ or hot garbage? Michigan proposal cooks up controversyKelly House
Abortion access expands with online prescriptions in Michigan. Some fear risksRobin Erb
Lake Superior State University president resignsJanelle D. James
University of Michigan Health finalizes acquisition of Sparrow HealthRobin Erb
Frogs, salamanders, fairy shrimp usher in spring at Michigan vernal poolsLester Graham, Michigan Public
Water taxis to make a comeback on Detroit River?Jena Brooker
Opinion | Education resentment thrives, let’s raise Michigan’s civics IQPhillip Robinson
Opinion | Line 5 critics aren’t serious about environmental protectionJason Hayes
Michigan Democrats in no rush to prioritize ‘fixing the damn roads’ Lauren Gibbons
Anti-China ‘propaganda' stokes fears as Michigan town weighs Gotion factoryPaula Gardner
University of Michigan sues graduate union over strike, bargaining continuesIsabel Lohman
Michigan Republicans outraged by Donald Trump indictment, Dems mostly mum Lauren Gibbons, Kelly House, Paula Gardner, Jonathan Oosting
Cooling off period proposed for Michigan lawmakers to become lobbyistsDan Netter, Capital News Service
Michigan Democrats transform Lansing, using GOP ploys they once condemnedLauren Gibbons
Michigan is cutting income taxes for 2023. How much will you save?Mike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting
Lifesaving Narcan for drug overdoses approved for over the counter sale Robin Erb
Michigan income tax rate to drop to 4.05 percent, but just for one yearJonathan Oosting
University of Michigan pushes back against graduate student strikeJanelle D. James
20 Michigan high schools to teach African American AP course this fallJanelle D. James
Democratic gun safety laws met with a shrug in Michigan gun countryRon French, Mike Wilkinson
Detroit OKs $748M in tax breaks for $1.5B downtown redevelopmentMalachi Barrett
Dana Nessel calls income tax cut temporary. Republicans express furyJonathan Oosting
Michigan fishing license 2023: How much does it cost and how to applyJanelle D. James, Kelly House
Michigan adds $120 million in incentives for Ford EV megasite near MarshallPaula Gardner
On second look, Michigan’s COVID death rate wasn’t so bad, study findsRobin Erb, Mike Wilkinson
University of Michigan graduate workers set to begin strike WednesdayIsabel Lohman
Michigan is passing gun safety laws. Most counties may not enforce themYue Stella Yu
Without facilities funding, Michigan schools turn to COVID-19 relief for repairsLily Altavena, Detroit Free Press
Michigan State University 911 calls: Students broke windows to escape shootingYue Stella Yu, Isabel Lohman
Opinion | District Detroit tax breaks will help billionaires not DetroitersPeter Hammer
Michigan schools find creative ways to nudge receptive students to read moreJanelle D. James
How you can help Michigan’s bats amid a deadly epidemicKelly House
Whitmer signs Right-to-Work repeal, prevailing wage restorationLauren Gibbons
University of Michigan graduate student workers vote to strikeIsabel Lohman
MSU offered active violence training. Few attended before shootingJonathan Oosting
Michigan health care reimagined using dirt, worms and fresh veggiesRobin Erb
Opinion | Michigan’s recent tax relief will boost women’s economic securitySabala Mandava Rao
MSU shooting survivor: I met ‘pure evil,’ played dead and pleaded for lifeJonathan Oosting
Enbridge Line 5 tunnel project in Michigan delayed another 1.5 yearsKelly House
Chinese EV battery factory planned near Big Rapids faces renewed scrutinyPaula Gardner
Senate votes to continue pandemic-era carryout cocktails in MichiganLauren Gibbons
Michigan sold $4.9 billion in lottery tickets last year, or $500 per residentMike Wilkinson
Oxford shooter’s parents can be tried for manslaughter, court rulesLauren Gibbons
Opinion | President Biden needs to stand up to Canada, shut down Line 5Bob Sutherland , Juliette King McAvoy
Artificial reefs bring wild lake trout to Lake HuronDaniel Schoenherr, Great Lakes Echo
Bridge Culture Club resumes in April with ‘We Kept Our Towns Going’Amber DeLind
Michigan passes ‘safe storage’ gun bill; state GOP likens it to NazismLauren Gibbons
Michigan State faculty worried about door locks 5 months before shootingIsabel Lohman
New bill could ban child marriages in MichiganJanelle D. James
Can ‘deradicalization’ reform extremists? Michigan program to find out in limboJonathan Oosting