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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Academic State Champs 2019Bridge Staff
Whitmer and Republican leaders join forces to study Michigan jail reforms Lindsay VanHulle
Detroit court’s bail system criminalizes being black and broke, suit claimsChastity Pratt
Public outcry changed Michigan social studies standards. Add your voice.Ron French
Opinion | Michigan’s private colleges must play vital role boosting college attainmentJeff Abernathy
Michigan doesn’t track school security – or fund safety office it createdRon French, Lindsay VanHulle
It’s tax day, Michigan. Take this quiz or face an auditJoel Kurth
A deal to fix Michigan’s roads looks to roll into summer, at leastLindsay VanHulle
Opinion | Why build a huge Wayne County Jail when there are fewer inmates?Dennis M. Haffey
As measles outbreak spreads, Michigan anti-vaxxer group hits Lansing Ted Roelofs
No escaping billions of dollars needed for Michigan road fix, experts sayMike Wilkinson
Jocelyn Benson plans overhaul of Michigan Secretary of State officesRiley Beggin
Bills to bar Michigan 'sanctuary cities' face headwinds in Lansing Riley Beggin
Opinion| Michigan schools need a fairer funding model for all studentsRandy Liepa
Nestlé extends Flint bottled water donations through August Jim Malewitz
After years of impasse, bipartisan Lansing drive for criminal justice reform Riley Beggin
Rich cities lose out as Wayne County cuts waste in programs to help poorChastity Pratt
It’s conservatives’ turn to complain about Michigan social studies standardsRon French
Opinion | Why Michigan’s economic ‘good times’ aren’t that good, in 11 slidesLou Glazer
Opinion | Abolish homeowner real property tax to spur Detroit's comebackJohn E. Mogk
Opinion | If we want to improve Michigan schools, start with breakfastWanda Cook-Robinson
Opinion | We need the news, but we don’t want to pay for itLauren Ross
Michigan Commission: Fund courts so judges aren’t turned into fundraisersTed Roelofs
How high is too high to drive? That’s up to police in MichiganRiley Beggin
Opinion | Michigan needs auto insurance reform. But don’t scrap No-FaultPhil Weaver
Five finalists named to be Michigan’s next state school superintendentRon French
Opinion | Time to raise the age for juvenile justice in MichiganGraham Filler
Andre Agassi championed this Detroit charter school. Can it survive?Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Michigan minimum wage, paid sick leave case to get Supreme Court reviewLindsay VanHulle
Detroit studies restoring passenger trains to Michigan Central StationJoel Kurth, Chastity Pratt
Michigan’s UP is full of closed mines. Technology may give them new lifeJim Malewitz
Tired of bird poop at Great Lakes beaches? Send in the dogs, study saysGina Navaroli
Michigan environment roundup: DTE closing coal plants earlyJim Malewitz
Opinion | It’s time to invest in Michigan’s environment and economyLiesl Clark
Whitmer’s road funding plan could pit Michigan cities against rural areasLindsay VanHulle
QLine well short of ridership goals and plagued by delays in Detroit Chastity Pratt
Opinion | Here’s a secret: Things cost money. That money comes from taxesNed Staebler
With Line 5 tunnel plan halted, next steps may belong to Enbridge EnergyJim Malewitz
Katie Fahey of Voters Not Politicians to take Michigan model nationalRiley Beggin
Voters Not Politicians mulls its next Michigan battle Riley Beggin
Halting Line 5 tunnel is ‘shameful.’ Prepare for a lawsuit, GOP leader saysJim Malewitz
Detroit isn’t alone. Car insurance sky-high throughout Michigan, data showMike Wilkinson, Ted Roelofs
Michigan plows on with Medicaid work rules as law is struck down in two statesLindsay VanHulle
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer halts action on Line 5 tunnelJim Malewitz
Traverse City’s climate may resemble Philadelphia’s in 60 years, study saysKaley Fech
Michigan environment roundup: Cherry farmers brace for killer bacteriaJim Malewitz
Michigan minimum wage, sick leave laws to start Friday under legal cloudLindsay VanHulle
Grand Rapids seeks to raise African-Americans’ stake in marijuana boomRiley Beggin
Opinion | Softening Michigan civil asset forfeiture laws helps drug dealers
Opinion | There’s another infrastructure that needs maintained - health information Tim Pletcher