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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Matthew DePerno, ex-Rep. Daire Rendon charged with vote machine tamperingJonathan Oosting
Michigan State University cancels classes on anniversary of shootingJanelle D. James
Recall petitions approved for Rep. Cam Cavitt, rejected for 7 others lawmakersJonathan Oosting
Under new law, Michigan schools must inform students on consent, sexual assaultHannah Dellinger/Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion | Planned Parenthood urges repeal of Michigan abortion restrictions Sarah Wallett
Michigan libraries recruiting citizen army to aid book ban warsRon French
Bridge Michigan begins new generation of leadership, service with editor changesBridge Staff
Survey: Young workers sour on auto industry jobs, in another blow to MichiganRon French
Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their historyAshley Zhou
Whitmer signs $82B Michigan budget: ‘Good stuff’ or wasteful ‘spending spree’?Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Michigan bills would bring clean energy to low-income families James Gignac
Support Bridge Michigan’s summer membership campaignKaty Locker
Bridge Lunch Break on Aug. 30 focuses on worker shortages in health careJackquelyn Garrett
Michigan court limits scope of no-fault reform. Will insurance rates rise?Lauren Gibbons
At long last, researchers discover diet of Michigan’s only venomous snakeEric Freedman, Capital News Service
Michigan budget steers millions of no-bid tax dollars to for-profit firmsJonathan Oosting
Gov. Whitmer signs law allowing Michigan to pass stricter environmental rulesYue Stella Yu
$14 salads? No wonder high-tech indoor farms fail in Detroit, critics sayJena Brooker
In Las Vegas, firms pitch mass-shooter security to schools. Does it work?Ron French, Isabel Lohman
Judge to decide if teen Oxford shooter can be sentenced to life without paroleYue Stella Yu
Tart cherry production drops in Michigan, plagued by bad weather, importsJanelle D. James
Former Michigan GOP co-chair pleads not guilty to false elector chargesLauren Gibbons
‘I have been indicted,’ says suspect in Michigan vote machine tampering probeJonathan Oosting
Whitmer expands teacher union rights, critics say it sets back studentsIsabel Lohman
Gov. Whitmer signs law to make Michigan 22nd state to ban conversion therapyYue Stella Yu
Old Detroit train site on track for national Underground Railroad networkMicah Walker
Michigan GOP legislators outraise Democrats in fight for majority in 2024Yue Stella Yu
Michigan regulators approve DTE plan to cut pollution, close Monroe plantJanelle D. James
Opinion | Michigan public health gets needed funding. Now comes hard part Norm Hess
Cancer drug shortage may be waning in Michigan. Is it too late for some?Robin Erb
Michigan Congress members seek Soo Locks security studyLauren Gibbons
Michigan businesses relieved as UPS averts strike with its unionPaula Gardner
Infected mosquitoes found in Washtenaw County. Officials will monitorJanelle D. James
Another day, another air quality alert for Michigan from Canadian firesJanelle D. James
Michigan Supreme Court extends custody rights of unmarried LGBTQ parentsYue Stella Yu
Michigan’s police officer shortage becoming dire: ‘Where did everyone go?’Ron French
Michigan nonprofits can benefit from ‘direct pay’ clean energy incentivesDan Netter
Workers in short supply as U.S. invests $1.3 trillion in infrastructure repairsBrett Walton, Circle of Blue
Opinion | Michigan community colleges better than portrayed, but need helpBrandy Johnson
More Michigan lawmakers targeted for recall Yue Stella Yu
Dozens of violations, just $2,000 in fines for Detroit hazardous waste siteJena Brooker
University of Michigan campus gun ban upheld by Court of AppealsYue Stella Yu
Michigan businesses urged to prepare for UPS strike by TeamstersBill Shea
Whitmer signs ‘transformative’ $24.3B Michigan education budget. What to knowIsabel Lohman
Michigan removes clerk charged in ‘false electors’ scheme from election dutyOralandar Brand-Williams, Votebeat
Michigan GOP officials defend Trump electors as court dates setLauren Gibbons
Michigan’s records law delayed public disclosures about Clare grantMike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting
Emails: Michigan moved fast on ‘well connected politically’ $25M Clare grantMike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting
In rural Michigan, need is great, but summer food programs are scarceYue Stella Yu
Raise a glass, Michigan. Cocktails-to-go, college stadium beer sales now legalLauren Gibbons