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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Michigan flatlining on jobs: No job growth expected through 2030Ron French
In Benton Harbor, lead lines are gone but water remains a luxuryVlada Sukhanovskaya, Circle of Blue
University of Michigan graduate student workers poised to end long strikeIsabel Lohman
RSV vaccine available for older Michiganders, but many don’t know of it Robin Erb
Angst in Ann Arbor as school board poised to oust longtime superintendentIsabel Lohman
Michigan hopes reforms pump life into lagging state organ donor registryJanelle D. James
MSU interim president Teresa Woodruff won’t seek full-time jobJanelle D. James
Opinion | Making the case for Michigan’s regional public universitiesDomenico Grasso, Ora Hirsch Pescovitz
Opinion | Require Michigan death care industry to refrigerate bodiesKevin Hertel
Michigan school tutoring funds not likely until spring state officials sayIsabel Lohman
Judge to sentence Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley on Sept. 29Yue Stella Yu
New COVID variant confirmed in Michigan. What to know about BA.2.86Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson
Will raffles, pig roasts and same-day pay ease the health worker shortage?Robin Erb
The future of student loan forgiveness: What to know in Michigan Isabel Lohman, Micah Walker
Michigan kindergarten vaccinations plunge. What’s the rate in your school?Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson
Report: UAW strike against Michigan’s Big Three could cost economy $5.6BYue Stella Yu, Paula Gardner
Despite court ruling, abortion drug in Michigan remains accessible for nowRobin Erb
Pentagon to address PFAS at Wurtsmith base near Oscoda Mike Wilkinson
Michigan clerk faces protests after indictment in ‘false elector’ plotOralandar Brand-Williams, Votebeat
The life of Peanut: Inside the story of the world’s oldest living chickenJack Armstrong, Great Lakes Echo
Michigan Capitol Commission bans guns, but exempts lawmakers from ruleYue Stella Yu
Watch Bridge Culture Club discussion of ‘Once We Were Here’Amber DeLind
Michigan marijuana industry sees record sales, even as some struggleJanelle D. James
Michigan State approves alcohol sales at Spartan Stadium this fallIsabel Lohman
Michigan Democrats eye stricter gun restrictions for domestic abusersYue Stella Yu
Indictment: Trump lies about Michigan dead voters part of ‘criminal enterprise’Jonathan Oosting
Michigan back-to-school COVID, flu vaccine requirements, and RSV tooRobin Erb, Isabel Lohman
A pitch for bipartisanship: Michigan Democrats, Republicans plan softball gameJonathan Oosting
New federal money is the start of an effort to make Great Lakes coasts more resilientLester Graham, Michigan Public
Michigan gas rises 15 cents to $3.91 a gallon, new high for the yearJanelle D. James
Muskegon fake voter applications probed in 2020, referred to FBI, Nessel saysJonathan Oosting
Michigan ambulance workers still in short supply despite state grantsRon French, Robin Erb
Facial recognition technology under fire after false arrest of Detroit motherMalachi Barrett
Records: Michigan voting machines exchanged at mall, ‘manipulated’ in hotelsJonathan Oosting
Opinion | Michigan’s free college tuition isn’t serving all our residentsKathleen Bolter, Kyle Huisman
Opinion | Why reopen Palisades nuclear plant when we have wind and solar? Jeff Alson
How to help Maui, Hawaii, residents affected by fires from MichiganJanelle D. James
Michigan GOP: Bid to limit Kristina Karamo’s authority may prompt legal actionJonathan Oosting
How to watch Perseid meteor shower in Michigan: when is peak, where to lookJanelle D. James
Michigan Republican activists face misdemeanors for fights at GOP meetingsLauren Gibbons
Nearly 23K Michiganders have lost Medicaid, another 123,000 remain at risk Robin Erb
Nine fake electors arraigned in Michigan: What to know about the caseLauren Gibbons
Dana Nessel loses FOIA case, ordered to release Whitmer kidnapping recordsRon French
Michigan eyes miles-traveled charge for roads as EVs cut into fuel taxJonathan Oosting
Opinion | Michigan Democrats’ unsustainable spending puts pork over peopleMatt Hall
Opinion | The case for adding 51K acres of wilderness in Upper Peninsula Marvin Roberson
A compromise offers hope for Michigan library defunded over LGBTQ booksRon French
Opinion | MSU is filling Michigan’s teaching, nursing, engineering ranksTeresa Woodruff
Consumers’ decision on 13 dams could alter Michigan rivers, towns Kelly House
Two House Democrats survive mayoral primaries in Warren, WestlandLauren Gibbons