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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Michigan business leaders fear more closures after 3-week COVID ‘pause’Paula Gardner
‘How am I going to do this again?’: Michigan families squeezed as COVID cases skyrocket and classrooms shut downKoby Levin, Chalkbeat
‘Shock and despair’ as Michigan bars, restaurants take another COVID hit Paula Gardner
As Trump lawsuit sputters, Michigan moves closer to certifying electionJonathan Oosting
Experts praise Michigan 3-week pause. Some in GOP mull Whitmer impeachment.Jonathan Oosting
Q&A: What Michigan’s move to shut down Enbridge Line 5 meansKelly House
This Michigan store was a dream come true. Coronavirus still has it on hold.Paula Gardner
COVID pushed people outdoors. Michigan’s ski industry is ready for them.Paula Gardner
Michigan to close high schools, colleges, bars for 3 weeks as COVID spikesJonathan Oosting, Robin Erb, Ron French
Michigan counties wrapping up canvasses this week. That’s bad news for Trump.Madeline Halpert
Want a COVID test for your Michigan Thanksgiving? Expect… to… wait.Mike Wilkinson, Robin Erb
Upper Peninsula students can’t exit COVID quarantine for football playoffsRon French
With teachers out from COVID, Michigan schools can’t keep classes openRon French
Whitmer orders Enbridge Line 5 shutdown, citing easement violationsKelly House, Jonathan Oosting
GOP leaders: We’ll abide by popular vote, won’t give Michigan to TrumpJonathan Oosting
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: COVID’s deadliest days in Michigan loom aheadRobin Erb
Five suits now target Michigan’s election. One seeks to toss out 1.2M votes.Mike Wilkinson
Trump: Dismiss Michigan votes GOP didn’t witness. Experts say that’s absurd.Madeline Halpert
Michigan cracks down on workplace COVID rules, urges remote workingPaula Gardner
Michigan hospitals plead with residents to mask up, ditch holiday plansRobin Erb
With COVID rising, Detroit closes classrooms; other districts may followRon French
Inside Detroit’s election: Black women’s stories of the count and the mayhemOlivia Lewis
Losing one of their own to COVID: Flint hospital mourns beloved nurseKate Wells, Michigan Radio
Biden win in Kent County latest evidence of region’s demographic shifts Ted Roelofs
Four partisans must certify Michigan’s election. One makes no promises.Jonathan Oosting
Dead ‘voter’ cited in Trump lawsuit never cast ballot, Michigan records showJonathan Oosting
GOP clerk’s typo in Michigan fuels false ‘vote dumping’ claimsMadeline Halpert
Q & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.Kelly House
Loved to death: Iconic Michigan lakeshores battered by crowds, waste Kelly House
Sharpies didn’t ruin ballots in Michigan. In fact, they’re often preferredMadeline Halpert
Meet Michigan’s ‘dead’ voters. They’re quite alive, despite false fraud claimsJonathan Oosting
Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is being made in MichiganPaula Gardner
COVID patients quadruple in Michigan hospitals since OctoberMike Wilkinson
Joe Biden is president-elect. Here’s what has to happen before he’s sworn inMadeline Halpert
Michigan deeply divided over race, education, geography and news feedsRon French, Madeline Halpert, Mike Wilkinson
Human error, Dominion voting equipment fuel false fraud claims in MichiganJonathan Oosting, Madeline Halpert
Bridge Michigan seeks Capitol reporter to watchdog state governmentBridge Staff
Opinion | To protect all Michiganders, maintain access to clean water Marianne Udow-Phillips
As Biden defeats Trump, GOP launches inquiry into Michigan electionJonathan Oosting
Michigan passes 200,000 COVID cases. What we’ve learned, and haven’t.Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson
First Person | Detroit poll workers are heroes of this electionClare Allenson, Joané Booth
Don’t blame fraud: Dwindling suburban support lost Michigan for TrumpMike Wilkinson
First Person | As GOP challengers, we faced ‘open intimidation’ in Detroit Anne Vanker
Detroit poll challengers were in same room, but had different accounts Madeline Halpert, Paula Gardner, Mansur Shaheen
GOP calls for Michigan election probe. Officials say their claims are weak.Jonathan Oosting, Paula Gardner, Madeline Halpert
A small hospital in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula braces for COVIDRobin Erb
First Person | I was a Detroit poll challenger. The GOP came to make havoc.Danielle L. McGuire
COVID spurs University of Michigan to close dorms, ask students to stay homeRon French
Reformer hired to fix Michigan’s unemployment system quits as problems mountPaula Gardner
Republicans largely quiet as Trump claims fraud, falsely says he won MichiganJonathan Oosting