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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
3 ways to take part in the Your Water, Your Voice campaign from anywhereBridge Staff
It’s Bridge’s 8th birthday. Will you help us celebrate?John Bebow
Vaping may be bad for teens. But will Michigan’s ban hurt smokers trying to quit?Robin Erb
What you need to know about Michigan’s flavored e-cigarette ban Riley Beggin, Joel Kurth
Michigan becomes the first state in U.S. to ban flavored vaping productsRiley Beggin
HPV cancer rates are up. Yet many Michigan doctors won’t talk about it.Robin Erb
Suicide rates rise across Michigan, with few answersTed Roelofs
Lame Duck Pork: A Bridge Magazine investigationBridge Staff
As Lansing debates funding, schools struggle to pay teachers, fix roofsRon French
Michigan teachers: Flunking won’t help kids read. We have better ideas.Alexandra Schmidt
Opinion | Michigan is now 44th in per-resident support for higher edDaniel Hurley
Detroit superintendent: Parents should demand end of long-term subsRon French
Audit: Michigan Office of the Great Lakes didn't keep track of moneyJim Malewitz
Opinion | Enbridge has proven it can’t be trusted with water and Line 5Keith Cooley
After a year, safe drinking water is flowing again at Detroit schoolsLori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Michigan House Dem leader says Whitmer’s 45-cent gas tax is probably deadRiley Beggin
Michigan House urges resignation of Inman, who told donors ‘I need money’Riley Beggin
Detroit district test scores gain on Michigan’s, but there’s a long way to goKoby Levin, Chalkbeat
M-STEP shows no progress for Michigan’s struggling third-grade readers Ron French
Michigan M-STEP test scores are inching upward. See how your school compares.Mike Wilkinson, Ron French
Benton Harbor schools may be open for now, but test scores are the pitsRon French
Database: See how your Michigan school scored on M-STEP testMike Wilkinson
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Leaders should 'stop playing games' on roads funding Riley Beggin
Rising waters of Lake Michigan assault Grand Traverse coast. In photos.John L. Russell
Phil Power | Labor Day has lost some luster, as partisanship pulls us apartPhil Power
Opinion | That Pure Michigan you love? Thank the MEDCKatharine Czarnecki, David Lorenz
Michigan committee approves health warning labels for marijuanaRiley Beggin
Taught by substitute teachers, Michigan students relied on YouTube for lessonsMike Wilkinson
Michigan schools say they can’t find enough substitute teachersRon French
Battle looms over laws to slow spread of invasive species in Great LakesJim Malewitz, Sarah Whites-Koditschek
Michigan environment roundup: State says Flint is violating Safe Drinking Water ActJim Malewitz
Opinion | Wind turbines helping fund schools? It’s happening in MichiganPeter Sinclair
What’s behind the population boom in rural Michigan jails?Ted Roelofs
Opinion | In sexual assault cases, Michigan universities need oversight Kat Klawes
Michigan GOP files new suit to stop independent redistricting commissionJim Malewitz
All eyes on Grand Traverse Bay as deadline looms for tribal fishing decreeJim Malewitz
Opinion | Let’s all make Michigan a leader in addressing climate changeGerry Anderson
Environment roundup: Michigan punts on PFAS testing at dairy farmJim Malewitz
Q&A: Demystifying sky-high electricity rates in Michigan’s Upper PeninsulaJim Malewitz
Pressure builds on Michigan Republicans for roads plan to avoid shutdown Riley Beggin
A summer of despair for Michigan’s cherry growersBob Campbell
Short-term rental advocates, foes work toward a deal on laws in Michigan Lindsay VanHulle
What to expect from the Michigan Legislature this fallRiley Beggin
Opinion | How bad are Michigan’s roads? It’s even affecting food banksPhil Knight
Planned Parenthood says 42,000 in Michigan at risk from abortion ‘gag rule’Robin Erb
Detroit shut off water to 11,800 homes this year. Most are still off.Joel Kurth
How to get help with Detroit water payments and avoid shutoffsJoel Kurth
Opinion | ‘Medicare for All’ would hurt Michigan businessesBrian Calley
As the forest moves back in, pollen is on the rise in DetroitLucas Joel
Opinion | Fund the child, not the ZIP code, in Michigan school budgetLori Tubbergen Clark