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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
U-M student on mission as NASA 'eclipse ambassador' to educate communitiesJanelle D. James
What time is the eclipse in Michigan? Where to go and what you’ll seeJanelle D. James
Detroit has a big opportunity for reparations. Can it deliver?Malachi Barrett
Michigan schools have more teachers, fewer students. Are layoffs coming?Isabel Lohman
What would a solar eclipse look like from the moon? MSU astronomer answers that and moreShannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
Whitmer book spurs president talk, joins list of Michigan political readsJordyn Hermani
Bird flu found in hens at Michigan’s top egg producerJanelle D. James
Michigan population may plummet by 700K in 26 years, report warnsMike Wilkinson
Whitmer urges feds to boost help to Michigan businesses hurt by lack of snowJanelle D. James
PFAS-tainted foam in Lake Huron prompts citizen outcryKelly House
Michigan AG Dana Nessel: Democratic hate crime bills not tough enoughJordyn Hermani
Michigan House staff aim to unionize in ‘living our values’ test for DemocratsLauren Gibbons
Solar Eclipse 2024: New map casts shadow of doubt, but Luna Pier still in pathJanelle D. James
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break on Michigan disappearing wintersAmber DeLind, Jackquelyn Garrett
In traveling RV, Michigan nurse tries to undo opioid damage she helped causeRobin Erb
Sault tribe challenges Michigan fishing deal, chides ‘preposterous’ rulesKelly House
Wolf killed in southern Michigan is first sighting in more than 100 yearsMike Wilkinson
Medical debts crush 14M Americans; Michigan programs aim to ease burdenPatricia Anstett
Opinion | Nurse practitioner bill is full of false promises, bad for patientsLeah Davis
Trump in Michigan blasts ‘border bloodbath.' Here are the factsLauren Gibbons
Bird flu found in cattle on a dairy farm in central Michigan Janelle D. James
‘Green burials’ catch on in Michigan. Cemetery controversy followsKelly House
Fruit trees are budding, Michigan farmers are worried about crops freezingJanelle D. James
Groups sue Michigan wildlife regulators over shorter coyote hunting seasonKelly House
Michigan updates fishing regulations for 2024 season. What you need to knowJanelle D. James
Michigan eyes ban on flavored tobacco, tax on e-cigarettes, vapes Sophia Ceru, Capital News Service
Trump in Michigan: What data says about illegal immigration, crime and economyLauren Gibbons
Michigan FAFSA challenges: High school seniors slow to fill out formIsabel Lohman
Nessel calls DTE's latest request to raise electric rates 'frankly, absurd'Janelle D. James
For Michigan farmers, danger is another part of the jobTheo Scheer, Capital News Service
How new Michigan House maps uncouple Detroit, suburbs to boost Black votersMike Wilkinson
Opinion | Michigan parents have right to know what their children are taught in schoolMichael Webber, Mark Tisdel
Opinion | Revisiting failed policies isn't the answer to Michigan’s nursing shortageJames K. Haveman
After shooting, MSU adding AI surveillance to detect threats, count peopleJonathan Oosting, Isabel Lohman
Trump returning to Michigan amid campaign border battleJonathan Oosting
U-M Health preps major metro Detroit expansion with Kmart site buyPaula Gardner, Robin Erb
Solar Eclipse 2024: The only Michigan town that is in the path of totalityJanelle D. James
U-M eyes ‘disruptive activity’ crackdown amid Israel-Hamas war protests Isabel Lohman
ACLU calls for ending Michigan parental-consent law for underage abortionsRobin Erb, Jordyn Hermani
Michigan opioid settlement dollars sit unspent as crisis ragesRon French
Nuclear plant restart plan stirs hope, reunions in small Michigan townDustin Dwyer, Michigan Radio
Michigan redistricting: Court finds new Detroit maps better for Black votersLauren Gibbons
Michigan lawmakers defend $1.4B in no-bid grants — months after approvalMike Wilkinson
Who’s running for Michigan Supreme Court in 2024?Lauren Gibbons
Fighting Michigan's opioid crisis with new needles, purer drugs, respect for addictsRobin Erb
Nuclear power plant in Michigan awarded $1.5B for nation's first restartKelly House
Michigan approves $50M for Upper Peninsula copper mine — but with conditionsPaula Gardner
Supreme Court abortion pill case ‘terrifying’ for Michigan women, Nessel saysRobin Erb, Jordyn Hermani
Police are using Michigan’s ‘red flag’ law to confiscate guns. Here’s howJordyn Hermani
Granholm, Whitmer tout pilot training program for electric auto jobsLauren Gibbons