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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
As Mackinac Island empties for winter, COVID arrives for a stayRobin Erb
Opinion | What Lansing got right: working together to educate more in MichiganRuss Kavalhuna
Opinion | Dear Betsy DeVos and Michigan lawmakers: Here's what educators need Chris Thomas
Detroit’s younger, older activists divided on current protest movementBryce Huffman
Michigan Christian school shut over COVID, files ‘religious liberty’ suit Robin Erb, Ron French
Michigan hospitals paid bonuses amid COVID, then took bailouts, cut jobsJennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press
Opinion | Michigan can bring privacy into the 21st century via Proposal 2Jarrett Skorup, Connor Boyack
Where Michigan candidates for Senate, Congress stand on health care, ACAMansur Shaheen
Michigan gun groups sue Benson to open carry at election polling sites Jonathan Oosting
Despite rise in COVID, Michigan State to offer more classes, dorm housing Ron French
West Michigan schools to community: Mask up for COVID or we close down Ron French
Michigan voting 2020: masks, guns, ID, straight ticket, what you should knowRiley Beggin
Citing potential fraud, court reinstates Michigan ban on paid voter transportJonathan Oosting
Michigan business leaders urge Whitmer and Republicans to unite on COVID Paula Gardner
Mail delivery delays up in southeast Michigan in weeks before electionRiley Beggin
Months after COVID, 1 in 4 Michiganders studied have yet to recoverRobin Erb
Another casualty of COVID: testing for lead poisoning in MichiganRobin Erb
Michigan Dems prep for doomsday scenario: What if Trump loses, won’t concede?Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Education is failing in the coronavirus pandemicNicole McKinney
Michigan early voting returns heaviest so far in Democratic countiesRiley Beggin, Mike Wilkinson
As COVID spreads, University of Michigan’s 31,000 undergrads ordered to stay homeRon French
Why it still matters whether Michigan K-12 students contract COVIDRon French
Fact Squad | GOP ad smears Scholten legal work, claiming she helped ‘evade law’Mansur Shaheen
Some Michigan Republicans propose local opt-out for COVID lockdown ordersJonathan Oosting
Benson defends Michigan ban on guns at polls, says state police will enforceRiley Beggin
Opinion | New partnerships are needed to solve Michigan’s water-related issuesRidgway White
Coronavirus sidelines veteran poll workers, adding to Michigan election stressMadeline Halpert
Before you vote: These are facts, issues shaping Michigan in 2020 electionJoel Kurth
COVID outbreaks in Michigan schools rise 25 percent in a weekRon French
Michigan college freshman enrollment drops amid COVID. Will they return? Ron French
Have questions about Michigan elections? About the ballot? Ask Bridge. Monica Williams
Voter turnout may surge in Detroit, spelling trouble for Trump in Michigan Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Line 5: an unnecessary and imprudent investmentStanley 'Skip' Pruss
'Lock her up' chants erupt as Trump attacks Whitmer at Michigan rallyJonathan Oosting
Michigan mail-in ballots must reach clerks by Nov. 3, appeals court rulesRiley Beggin
Biden touts ACA, makes murky claims on economy in metro Detroit stopRiley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Why Michigan land conservation leaders support Proposal 1Michigan land conservancies
Jocelyn Benson bans open carry of guns at Michigan polls on Election DayRiley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting, Ted Roelofs
Opinion | Whitmer's Healthy Climate Plan: a win for our air, water, healthElizabeth DelBuono
Opinion | Here’s one way to clean up the air in Michigan Doug Durante, Reg Modlin
Coronavirus hits new high in Michigan. Is it a ‘blip’ or ‘surge’?Mike Wilkinson, Robin Erb
Fact Squad | Ad ties John James’ environment record to Koch Brothers donationsMansur Shaheen
Proposal 1 ballot measure would change rules on Michigan parks fundKelly House
Michigan lawmakers want to make Enbridge Line 5 anchor strikes a felonyKelly House
After possible Ice Age discovery, group urges halt to Line 5 tunnel Kelly House
New grocery in Grand Rapids is about more than food. It’s about equity too.Paula Gardner
Michigan’s ‘constitutional sheriffs’ vow to keep voters safe at polls Ted Roelofs
‘I’m going to have fun hunting,’ accused plotter said in Michigan CapitolJonathan Oosting
Q&A: Michigan’s $28B life sciences industry was under the radar. Until COVIDPaula Gardner
Opinion | Police reform and accountability are long overduePaul Elam