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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Poll: Michigan Dems, GOP disagree whether schools will be safe for kids Sophia Yoon
Neighbors of Edenville Dam don’t want state investigating its failureMike Wilkinson, Riley Beggin
Northern Michigan braced for coronavirus surge that has yet to arrive Mike Wilkinson
Midland failed dams, floods caused $200M in damages to 2,500 buildingsRiley Beggin
Michigan restaurants can now reopen.That doesn’t mean most will.Paula Gardner
Inspections show death, despair gripped Michigan nursing homes amid pandemicJonathan Oosting
What police have learned, or not, about how to defuse mass protestsTed Roelofs
Michigan freezes 340k unemployment accounts amid fraud probe and pandemicJonathan Oosting
Salons to reopen statewide June 15, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer saysRiley Beggin
Michigan COVID-19 deaths swell, as state tweaks how it tallies casesMike Wilkinson
Coronavirus pandemic slams Detroit economy, protesters want changeLouis Aguilar
Opinion | Why COVID-19 hit Michigan so hardJohn Austin, Brad Hershbein
After Edenville Dam fail, five other Michigan dams may pose lethal danger Kelly House, Mike Wilkinson
No band, buses or sports? Budget cuts could cripple Michigan schoolsRon French
After devastating flood, Sanford Lake homeowners face new threatMike Wilkinson
Michigan Supreme Court kicks GOP challenge of Whitmer powers to lower courtRiley Beggin
Nearly a third of Michigan educators mull quitting because of coronavirusRon French
Opinion | COVID-19, meat shortage are why you should move to plant-based meatMolly Tamulevich
Michigan Senate passes training bill aimed at reducing police brutalityRiley Beggin
Six of seven Michigan small businesses don’t expect to regain lost salesPaula Gardner
How to be an ally in Michigan protests against injustice, police brutalityOlivia Lewis
After Midland floods, a question: Where did waters carry toxic chemicals? Kelly House
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls for anti-bias training, police reformsRiley Beggin
MSU’s likely fall plan: face masks, takeout food and Saturday classesRon French
Whitmer eases restrictions on hospital visits as coronavirus spread slowsSophia Yoon
What is my future? How Michigan teens and young adults deal with isolation Ted Roelofs
Insomnia, flashbacks hitting Michigan hospital workers as coronavirus ebbsKate Wells, Michigan Radio, Kelly House
Opinion | Stand up for Michigan children by saying no to school budget cutsMichael Rice
Line 5 tunnel’s future could hinge on a few words in 2018 law, court learnsKelly House
Protests continue in Detroit more than a week after George Floyd’s deathLouis Aguilar
MSU football may return amid coronavirus but with fewer fans and face masksRon French
In downtown Kalamazoo, store owners erect plywood and brace for damagePaula Gardner
From coronavirus to unrest, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shaped by crisesJonathan Oosting
Whitmer orders coronavirus protections for Michigan’s migrant farm workersMeghanlata Gupta
Before and after satellite photos show damage wrought by mid-Michigan floodsMike Wilkinson
Opinion | Michigan mail-in voting creates a mail-in democracyLynn Afendoulis
Grand Rapids, this is us: A dispatch from unrest in a segregated cityDustin Dwyer, Michigan Radio
Congress launches probe of Michigan, federal oversight of failed Midland damRiley Beggin
White cops in black communities underscore tension in Michigan protests Riley Beggin, Ted Roelofs, Mike Wilkinson, Ron French
What Whitmer’s new coronavirus order means for Michigan summer plansJonathan Oosting
Michigan recovery plan calls for keeping businesses alive amid coronavirusPaula Gardner
Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Trump ‘determined to sow the seeds of hatred’Jonathan Oosting
Whitmer lifts stay-at-home order, will allow bars and restaurants to open statewideJonathan Oosting
Opinion | George Floyd's killing, unrest a result of structural racismJohn E. Mogk
How weak regulations failed to prevent catastrophe at notorious Midland damKelly House, Riley Beggin
Michigan should have protected public from unsafe Edenville Dam, experts sayRiley Beggin
Pain, strength and agitation underlie Detroit protests against police brutalityLouis Aguilar
Michigan continues to stumble in tracking coronavirus in nursing homes Robin Erb, Jonathan Oosting, Ted Roelofs
Opinion | Michigan EGLE can’t be trusted to probe its role on dam failures Michael Pitt
How Michigan can save $80M and give state workers a raise amid coronavirusJonathan Oosting