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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Xiong, Herzberg advance in Democratic special election primariesLauren Gibbons
Michigan pauses $50M investment to bring back copper mining to Upper PeninsulaPaula Gardner
Joe Biden returning to Michigan with UAW backingJonathan Oosting
Gridlock grips the Michigan House amid partisan splitJonathan Oosting
Michiganders falsely accused of jobless fraud to share in $20M settlementJonathan Oosting
Michigan mom sues for disability in latest U.S. legal battle over long COVIDRobin Erb
Michigan election 2024: Key dates and deadlinesJanelle D. James
Michigan schools turn to $10K signing bonuses to solve teacher crunchOwen McCarthy, Capital News Service
Two special election primaries first step in breaking Michigan House tieLauren Gibbons
Opinion | Michigan needs more than recent high school grads to go to collegeJeremy Hendges
Michigan plans big spending to insulate homes. But can it find contractors?Kelly House, Jena Brooker
Trump backs Hoekstra over Karamo in Michigan GOP feudJonathan Oosting
Detroit redistricting map drafts move on to next stageLauren Gibbons
New momentum for transparency plan in Michigan SenateJonathan Oosting
Happy 187th birthday, Michigan! Fun facts about the Great Lakes StateJanelle D. James
How Michigan pork spending rose tenfold to $1B under Whitmer (with GOP help)Mike Wilkinson
How Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could win the White House — this yearJonathan Oosting
Whitmer seeks $5,000 tax credit for Michigan caregivers. How much will it help?Eleanore Catolico
Michigan Dems renew push to kill panels that give industry say in regulationsKelly House
Opinion | Defending the value of a college education in MichiganBob Davies
Whitmer State of the State 2024: More money for housing, college, childcareLauren Gibbons, Jonathan Oosting
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer State of the State 2024: Read the speech
RNC: Kristina Karamo ‘properly removed’ as Michigan GOP chair; review ongoingJonathan Oosting
Opinion | Michigan’s data-sharing efforts help reduce health inequitiesLisa Nicolaou
Opinion | Trump victory would endanger Michigan abortion freedomsLaurie Pohutsky
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break talk on the publication’s impact in MichiganAmber DeLind, Jackquelyn Garrett
How Michigan schools are teaching the Israel-Hamas war (Very delicately)Isabel Lohman, Micah Walker
Watch Gretchen Whitmer’s 2024 State of the StateJanelle D. James
Whitmer to push for free community college tuition at State of the StateIsabel Lohman
Who is Pete Hoekstra? Meet the Trump ambassador in fight for Michigan GOPJonathan Oosting
Report: Michigan tumbling toward Mississippi territory in per capita incomePaula Gardner
Michigan deer: Hunters share thoughts on managing a changing herdJanelle D. James
School closings in Michigan: See which districts have most snow cancellationsMike Wilkinson
U.S. Supreme Court to redistricting commission: Keep redrawing Detroit mapsLauren Gibbons
Gov. Whitmer to propose $5,000 caregiver tax credit for Michigan familiesClara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press
How to watch Gretchen Whitmer’s 2024 State of the State addressJanelle D. James
Whitmer State of the State 2024: Did she meet last year's goals? Lauren Gibbons, Jonathan Oosting, Isabel Lohman, Mike Wilkinson
Detroit’s ‘ghost’ streams can be a threat in the presentJena Brooker
Michigan GOP faction sues Karamo, picks Hoekstra to replace herJonathan Oosting
Study: ‘Informal quota’ fuels racial disparity of Michigan State Police stopsMike Wilkinson
State board OKs petition to repeal Michigan renewable energy siting lawKelly House
Opinion | Michigan’s redistricting group must keep putting fairness firstChris Andrews
Opinion | As a veteran, Michigan’s outdoors helps me heal. Let’s help othersStacy Bare
Sewer traps and heat maps: Proactive Michigan approaches to rat controlJanelle D. James
Detroit area redistricting effort continues: Five things to knowLauren Gibbons
Should Trump be on ballot? Benson seeks ruling for ‘good of our democracy’Jonathan Oosting
After 18 years, Dems aim to restore Michigan pollution regulators' powerKelly House
Karamo demands Michigan GOP foes ‘cease and desist’ from defaming herJonathan Oosting
Turtles return, 10 years after Kalamazoo River oil spillReese Carlson, Capital News Service
Detroit Lions playoff run means higher prices next year beyond ticketsBill Shea