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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
In Detroit, a funeral moves outside as coronavirus deaths mountJoel Kurth
The promise, and limits, of coronavirus antibody tests to reopen MichiganBrie Zeltner
Michigan Legislature won’t extend Whitmer’s stay-home order, Shirkey saysMike Wilkinson
Amid coronavirus deaths, Michigan hospital chaplains struggle to carry onTed Roelofs
Opinion | Michigan, what are we waiting for? Vote by mail is next logical stepLavora Barnes
Seniors dying from coronavirus. Michigan still won’t name nursing homes Ted Roelofs
Michigan small businesses rocked by coronavirus turn to Congress for helpPaula Gardner
Back to work, but not to normal: life in Michigan when coronavirus ebbsKelly House, Mike Wilkinson
Opinion | Kids deserve more from school. Give them an education, not a calendarBeth DeShone
Will U.S. drug supplies meet demand if Michigan hospitals see second surge?Will Callan, Michigan Radio
Wary of hospitals during coronavirus, some Michigan moms turn to midwivesRobin Erb
Beaumont Health security breach puts personal information of 112,000 at riskKristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
Detroit hospitals resuming surgeries, procedures after weeks of red ink Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
‘Depression-level’ Michigan unemployment tops 1 million from coronavirusPaula Gardner
Gov. Whitmer, Midwest governors team up on plans to reopen state economiesJonathan Oosting
Bridge Capitol reporter Riley Beggin named Young Journalist of the YearRon French
Government layoffs, service cuts start as coronavirus guts Michigan budgetsJonathan Oosting
Opinion | Older Americans risking coronavirus exposure to get their medicationSarah Vordenberg, Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher
Phil Power | Countering coronavirus conspiracy theories with small acts of togethernessPhil Power
Inside Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s coronavirus fight: ‘We know we saved lives'Jonathan Oosting
As Michigan fights coronavirus, hospitals gush money and workers lose jobsJennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, Robin Erb, Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
Detroit food banks overrun by coronavirus demand Louis Aguilar
Court denies Republicans’ bid to halt Michigan’s redistricting commissionRiley Beggin
McLaren Medical to furlough many of its 500 doctors, health practitionersJennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press
Oakland County scouts ice rinks for potential storage of coronavirus remainsJennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press
‘Operation Gridlock’ protest of Gov. Whitmer stay-home order jams LansingRiley Beggin
Detroit Medical Center to furlough 480 employees during coronavirus crisis Robin Erb
Michigan safety regulators launch probe of TB outbreak at state DNR labJohn Barnes
Beaumont sidelines one hospital site as coronavirus surge stallsKristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, Robin Erb
Coronavirus could drain Michigan unemployment fund within monthsPaula Gardner
Michigan nurses getting fat pay raises or pink slips in coronavirus crisis Kelly House
Michigan Medicine: 22,000 coronavirus surgical masks from feds don’t workKristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, Robin Erb
Opinion | Gov. Whitmer needs our help in this crisis. That's common sense.Beth Bowen
Macomb County hospital to lay off nurses unrelated to coronavirus careJennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
As Michigan coronavirus cases slow, Gov. Whitmer eyes reopening economyRiley Beggin
Detroit-area hospitals need refrigerated trucks for the coronavirus dead Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press
Can you buy seeds in Michigan? Confusion reigns over Whitmer stay-home order.Riley Beggin
Michigan food supply firm innovates, finds new markets amid coronavirus crisisPaula Gardner
Michigan has highest U.S. coronavirus death rate, ranks low in testingMike Wilkinson
If work doesn’t count, will Michigan students bother during coronavirus?Ron French
Opinion | Quality distance learning, including summers, essential for studentsAmber Arellano, Alice G. Thompson
Gay rights group goes electronic in pandemic test of Michigan election lawJonathan Oosting
Testing immunity to coronavirus may help Michigan open for business soonerRobin Erb
In rural Michigan, teacher mourns coronavirus loss not counted in hospitalsRon French
Opinion | Gov. Whitmer’s stay-at-home order needs common-sense changesMike Shirkey
Coronavirus moves Michigan doctor visits online, for good and bad Robin Erb, Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press
Opinion | Michigan's public universities serving public mission during crisisDaniel Hurley
On Easter weekend, Detroit churches mourn the COVID-19 dead from afarMartina Guzmán
GOP, merchants upset Michigan’s stay-home order is tougher than other statesMike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting
Ascension doctor becomes 7th Michigan health care worker to die of coronavirusJennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press