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Michigan news: Bridge archive

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Fact Squad \| No, Michigan Gov. Whitmer did not ‘defund the police’	July 23, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Opinion \| Michigan’s tax system is unfair to our essential workers	July 23, 2020	Jeff Irwin
Michigan closing budget gap with layoffs and cuts to roads, PFAS cleanups	July 22, 2020	Riley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting
Legal claim blames federal regulators for Edenville Dam failure	July 22, 2020	Kelly House
Michigan COVID-19 labs are again seeing delays as more people are tested	July 22, 2020	Robin Erb
What COVID-19 test is best? Who pays in Michigan? What you need to know.	July 22, 2020	Robin Erb
Detroit schools will reopen in the fall even if the Legislature takes action	July 22, 2020	Olivia Lewis
Coronavirus emptied Michigan’s jails without crime surge. Time for reform?	July 22, 2020	Riley Beggin
Bridge wins national award for series on long-term substitute teachers	July 21, 2020	Bridge Staff
Judge: Detroit summer school students must get coronavirus test by Friday	July 21, 2020	Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Opinion \| Implicit bias training for health care workers can save lives	July 21, 2020	Asha Shajahan
Michigan Right to Life scraps abortion ban ballot drive	July 21, 2020	Riley Beggin
Judge won’t free Michigan teen incarcerated after not doing online homework	July 21, 2020	Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois
As Michigan reopens, workers find that child care centers still closed	July 21, 2020	Ted Roelofs
Opinion \| Now is not the time for sweeping changes in how Michigan votes	July 20, 2020	Ann Bollin
Michigan’s GOP-led Legislature considers rare veto override against Whitmer	July 20, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Michigan unemployment system designed to slow payments working all too well	July 20, 2020	Sarah Alvarez, Jonathan Oosting
He took down Michigan’s unemployment system. Now, he’s struggling to fix it.	July 20, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Here’s what Michigan nursing homes that escaped coronavirus did right	July 20, 2020	Patricia Anstett
Opinion \| Keep protesting but do it safely	July 20, 2020	Rodd Monts
Feds charge Michigan contractor in $2M unemployment fraud scheme	July 17, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
Whitmer tightens Michigan’s mask order but makes it optional when voting	July 17, 2020	Jonathan Oosting
First Michigan school district to go fully online amid coronavirus	July 17, 2020	Ron French
Michigan coronavirus cases rise. Here’s why we are not Texas or Florida.	July 17, 2020	Mike Wilkinson
Michigan Supreme Court reviewing case of incarcerated teen	July 17, 2020	Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois
Michigan’s coast is being armored with seawalls, making erosion worse	July 17, 2020	Kelly House
Michigan coastal towns try sand 'renourishment’ to restore beaches	July 17, 2020	Kelly House
Opinion \| Yelling won’t make people wear face masks. But conversation might	July 16, 2020	Jennifer Attie
In solidarity: Indigenous communities join Detroit’s Black Lives Matter movement	July 16, 2020	Louis Aguilar
Critics demand Michigan #FreeGrace after teen incarcerated for not doing schoolwork	July 15, 2020	Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois
A Michigan guide to wearing masks, or not, during coronavirus	July 15, 2020	Robin Erb
As Michigan COVID cases soar, infected residents won’t cooperate with tracers	July 15, 2020	Riley Beggin
Join Bridge for a discussion on racial justice in Michigan	July 15, 2020	Amber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Wayne State amid coronavirus: few in-person classes, mandatory face masks	July 15, 2020	Ron French
Opinion \| They care for Michigan’s most vulnerable. We should care for them.	July 15, 2020	Michelle Meade
Michigan’s eviction ban is ending, prompting fears of mass displacement	July 15, 2020	Riley Beggin
Help us power our nonprofit newsroom	July 15, 2020	John Bebow
Michigan schools lean toward returning kids to classrooms amid coronavirus	July 14, 2020	Ron French
Violence erupts in Michigan over state mask mandate ‘powder keg’	July 14, 2020	Robin Erb, Ron French, Jonathan Oosting
Opinion \| Pandemic or not, Michigan students need good science instruction	July 14, 2020	Kirsten Edwards
Birmingham student didn’t do classwork, was sent to juvenile detention	July 14, 2020	Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois
Some Detroit students return to classes amid protests over coronavirus safety	July 13, 2020	Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit, Eleanore Catolico, Chalkbeat Detroit
Michigan may soon move to shield businesses from coronavirus lawsuits	July 13, 2020	Paula Gardner
Michigan property owners have until Aug. 31 to appeal 2020 taxes	July 13, 2020	Paula Gardner
Q&A with Sandy Baruah: ‘To keep businesses open, wear a mask’	July 13, 2020	Paula Gardner
Detroit unemployment rate ‘alarmingly’ high amid coronavirus	July 13, 2020	Louis Aguilar
Bridge’s Michigan Book Club pick for August is ‘Arc of Justice’	July 12, 2020	Amber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Opinion \| Whitmer’s school reopening plan puts student, teacher safety first	July 12, 2020	David Hecker
Across Michigan, coronavirus contact tracers face lies, anger and silence	July 12, 2020	Robin Erb
Opinion \| Michigan’s minority children aren’t treated fairly in our courts	July 10, 2020	Frank Vandervort

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Michigan news: Bridge archive