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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Have questions about Michigan elections? About the ballot? Ask Bridge. Monica Williams
Voter turnout may surge in Detroit, spelling trouble for Trump in Michigan Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Line 5: an unnecessary and imprudent investmentStanley 'Skip' Pruss
'Lock her up' chants erupt as Trump attacks Whitmer at Michigan rallyJonathan Oosting
Michigan mail-in ballots must reach clerks by Nov. 3, appeals court rulesRiley Beggin
Biden touts ACA, makes murky claims on economy in metro Detroit stopRiley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Why Michigan land conservation leaders support Proposal 1Michigan land conservancies
Jocelyn Benson bans open carry of guns at Michigan polls on Election DayRiley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting, Ted Roelofs
Opinion | Whitmer's Healthy Climate Plan: a win for our air, water, healthElizabeth DelBuono
Opinion | Here’s one way to clean up the air in Michigan Doug Durante, Reg Modlin
Coronavirus hits new high in Michigan. Is it a ‘blip’ or ‘surge’?Mike Wilkinson, Robin Erb
Fact Squad | Ad ties John James’ environment record to Koch Brothers donationsMansur Shaheen
Proposal 1 ballot measure would change rules on Michigan parks fundKelly House
Michigan lawmakers want to make Enbridge Line 5 anchor strikes a felonyKelly House
After possible Ice Age discovery, group urges halt to Line 5 tunnel Kelly House
New grocery in Grand Rapids is about more than food. It’s about equity too.Paula Gardner
Michigan’s ‘constitutional sheriffs’ vow to keep voters safe at polls Ted Roelofs
‘I’m going to have fun hunting,’ accused plotter said in Michigan CapitolJonathan Oosting
Q&A: Michigan’s $28B life sciences industry was under the radar. Until COVIDPaula Gardner
Opinion | Police reform and accountability are long overduePaul Elam
Cheer the MSU Spartans! At home. Preferably alone. Welcome to COVID game dayRon French
Michigan lawmakers expand unemployment benefits, pass business COVID liabilityJonathan Oosting
Michigan riding ‘second’ COVID wave that could bring more deathsMike Wilkinson
Michigan has no law against guns at polls, but Dana Nessel may clarify rulesRiley Beggin
FBI: Whitmer conspirators wanted to leave her in lake, kidnap Va. governorMansur Shaheen
Michigan LGBT rights group files signatures for ‘historic’ ballot proposalJonathan Oosting
Opinion | How to guarantee your Michigan absentee ballot arrives on timeRoger Rapoport
Crush of poll watchers expected at Michigan election raises intimidation fearsRiley Beggin
Opinion | 'Militia' or 'terrorists'? The terms aren't mutually exclusivePeter F. Trumbore
‘Open up everything!’ Michigan GOP’s push for herd immunity on COVID Robin Erb
Coronavirus cases surpass 5,000 in Michigan schools, collegesRon French
Michigan court rebukes Whitmer, ending COVID powers now rather than 28 daysRiley Beggin
Health experts to Shirkey: COVID herd immunity would kill 30K in MichiganRobin Erb, Jonathan Oosting
Whitmer signs Clean Slate Michigan, allowing automatic felony expungementRiley Beggin
As evictions loom, Michigan areas to vote on affordable housing millages Ted Roelofs
Militias, Trump, civil war fears prompt gun sales spike for Black MichigandersMadeline Halpert
Michigan GOP leader questions why Legislature wasn’t warned of terror plotRiley Beggin
Opinion | Legislature should pass bills to expand recycling in Michigan Todd Wilson
50 men held an Upper Peninsula retreat traced to COVID. No one’s talking.Robin Erb
Michigan benefited from COVID stimulus and jobless aid. Now what?Paula Gardner
Wolverine Watchmen militia linked to Whitmer kidnap plot has Boogaloo tiesJonathan Oosting, Kelly House
Prep for the election by watching Bridge’s October Lunch Break discussionAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s year: Nooses, beheadings and shouts of tyranny Ron French
Two brothers charged in Whitmer plot photographed with guns at CapitolJonathan Oosting
‘Liberate Michigan’: Months of angry rhetoric precede Whitmer kidnap plotKelly House, Paula Gardner, Riley Beggin
Whitmer accuses Trump of ‘fomenting anger’ that fueled Michigan kidnap plotJonathan Oosting
Gun ban unlikely at Michigan Capitol, despite plot to storm it, take hostagesRiley Beggin
‘Government is slavery,’ accused Michigan kidnap plotter vented onlineMike Wilkinson, Mansur Shaheen
Read affidavit accusing Michigan militia group of plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer Bridge Staff
FBI claims Michigan militia group tried to kidnap Gov. Gretchen WhitmerJonathan Oosting, Kelly House