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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Michigan redistricting panel getting closer on maps; they still favor GOPSergio Martínez-Beltrán
How Michigan State University helped 77 Afghans escape the TalibanKelly House
Michigan counties dump mask rules for thousands of pupils amid budget messJonathan Oosting, Robin Erb, Ron French, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Science says school masks work. Public opinion is another issue in MichiganMike Wilkinson
Michigan Senate passes bill to help teachers spot student mental illness Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Michigan’s next big election fight: absentee ballot signaturesJonathan Oosting
Detroit must repair crumbling schools. Federal funds may be best hope. Levi Pulkkinen, The Hechinger Report
Michigan wants to lead U.S. in electric vehicles. Ford turned elsewhere.Paula Gardner, Jonathan Oosting
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break celebration of our 10th anniversaryAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Michigan budget boosts ambulance services slowed by worker shortageTed Roelofs
Opinion | Gov. Whitmer, you broke your promise to our auto-injured children Maureen Howell
Opinion | There’s more work to be done for youth justice in MichiganJason Smith
Michigan will disclose fewer school COVID outbreaks under new rulesTracie Mauriello
Whitmer signs $70B Michigan budget: What survived, thrived and diedJonathan Oosting
Michigan universities limit dining options, citing worker shortage Paula Gardner
Republicans’ hold on Lansing power could grow with new redistricting mapsMike Wilkinson, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Whitmer administration’s top COVID doc says she steps away with no regrets Robin Erb
Michigan Republicans propose ‘fix’ for state unemployment agencyJonathan Oosting
Michigan cyber schools didn’t track student participation — auditKoby Levin, Chalkbeat
Opinion | Let Michigan’s Redistricting Commission do its job, draw fair mapsNancy Wang
The Center for Michigan growth continues; fund development associate hiredBridge Staff
As drought grips American West, irrigation becomes a Michigan selling pointKeith Schneider, Circle of Blue
Michigan hospitals eye nurses in other countries to fill COVID shortagePaula Gardner
Michigan would join 'national popular vote' compact under ballot initiativeJonathan Oosting
Dueling gatherings highlight split as Michigan GOP tries to move on from 2020Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, Jonathan Oosting
Getting COVID tested in Michigan was supposed to be easier by now. It isn’t.Robin Erb
Michigan attorney general nomination race could test Trump’s hold on GOPSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Watch Bridge Book Club discussion of collaborative memoir ‘Wounds’Amber DeLind, Josiah Foster
Michigan top doc Khaldun leaves state COVID role for private sectorKelly House, Robin Erb
Pfizer COVID vaccine booster approved for Michiganders. Now what?Robin Erb
Flat Rock residents can go home, as search for cause of gas leak continuesKelly House
What to know about Secure MI Vote initiative: security or suppression?Jonathan Oosting, Mike Wilkinson
Michigan officials race deadline for $622 million in fed eviction relief Ted Roelofs
A northern Michigan school was ordered to mandate masks. 100 students left.Ron French
Michigan parks are popular, but underfunded. They want some COVID money. Kelly House
Michigan GOP’s bid to block mask rules with budget looks dead on arrivalSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Sides drawn on plan to privatize Michigan mental-health system Robin Erb
Whitmer: Michigan can take lead in electric vehicle highway, job trainingKelly House, Paula Gardner
Michigan Republicans aim to restrict school discussion of systemic racism Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Michigan $70B budget deal hailed for ‘historic investment’ in child careRon French, Mike Wilkinson, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
$20 million housing fund may help Wayne County settle Afghan refugeesPaula Gardner
Michigan Republicans sue over Gov. Whitmer fundraising loopholeSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Poll: Michigan voters would raise taxes to spend more on helping childrenTracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion | Let’s not pit rural against urban voters in Michigan redistrictingJon Hoadley
Another respiratory virus, RSV, is surging in Michigan children Robin Erb
Pfizer: COVID vaccine gives ‘robust’ protection for children ages 5 to 11 Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson
FDA panel backs Pfizer COVID booster for people 65+ and with weak immunityRobin Erb
Michiganders to face tickets next spring for swimming in dangerous wavesKelly House
In Upper Peninsula, a COVID spike, a death threat and new school mask mandatesRon French
In Michigan schools, ‘mask-optional’ usually means no masksRon French