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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Five takeaways from Michigan’s 2018 midterm electionLindsay VanHulle, Jim Malewitz
Phil Power | Reflections on a rainy Michigan Election DayPhil Power
Opinion | My family helped build Mackinac Bridge. It shouldn’t own Line 5 tunnel.Barbara J. Brown
Opinion | I’m on the Mackinac Bridge Authority. We should oversee Line 5 tunnel.Kirk Steudle
Forum to seek solutions to Detroit’s problems with frequent school movesBridge Staff
One woman’s Facebook post leads to Michigan vote against gerrymanderingRiley Beggin
Map: See how Gretchen Whitmer rolled to victory in Michigan governor raceMike Wilkinson
Overnight, it’s a new Michigan. Women sweep to power in change election.Ron French, Jim Malewitz, Ted Roelofs, Chastity Pratt
Michigan approves recreational marijuana. What you need to know. Chastity Pratt, Alexandra Schmidt
What Gretchen Whitmer promises to do as Michigan’s next governorLindsay VanHulle, Riley Beggin
Gretchen Whitmer is winner in Michigan governor raceLindsay VanHulle
Gretchen Whitmer: Michigan needs a get-it-done governorGretchen Whitmer
Bill Schuette: I will move Michigan forward with jobs and bigger paychecksBill Schuette
Bill Gelineau: Michigan has a choice. Why not a Libertarian?Bill Gelineau
Q&A | Don’t kid yourself, U.S. enemies are trying to hack our electionsRon French
Truth Squad | Michigan anti-pot group wrongly claims Prop 1 puts weed in kids’ handsLindsay VanHulle
Truth Squad | Michigan pro-pot group misleads on tax money generated by legalizationLindsay VanHulle
Lead levels drop in Michigan kids after Flint spike. But so does testing. Joel Kurth, Mike Wilkinson
In Northern Michigan, tribes protesting Line 5 hunker down for winterJim Malewitz
Michigan tribes say Line 5 pipeline tunnel plan ignores treaty rightsAndy Balaskovitz
Great Lakes drownings peaked in 2018. And the year’s not over.Jim Malewitz
Who's running for Michigan Supreme CourtTed Roelofs
Opinion | Line 5 tunnel is good for Michigan workersSteve Claywell
Michigan Proposal 2 redistricting group defends dark money as fighting fire with fireRiley Beggin, Lindsay VanHulle
Where Michigan governor candidates stand on jobs and the economyMike Wilkinson, Ted Roelofs
Gretchen Whitmer promises fixed roads. Can she find the money to deliver?Ted Roelofs
Schuette hitches economic plan to tax cuts and hopes of continued smooth sailingMike Wilkinson
Here’s who endorsed the 2018 Michigan governor candidatesLindsay VanHulle
Here’s who endorsed the 2018 Michigan Secretary of State candidatesLindsay VanHulle
Here’s who has endorsed the 2018 Michigan Attorney General candidatesLindsay VanHulle
Free tuition brings more low-income students to the University of MichiganRon French
Opinion | Healthy workers will keep the Michigan economy growingAli Ramlawi
Opinion | Yes, Michigan’s roads are bad. But help is on the wayMatthew Haworth
Yes, Michigan has many problems. But let’s talk Trump, voters say.Mike Wilkinson
Truth Squad | Bill Schuette goes foul, claims Whitmer will ‘kill’ Flint caseJim Malewitz
Opinion | Polls are sometimes wrong. We know. We study pollsSimon D. Schuster
Not feeling Whitmer or Schuette? Consider these Michigan governor candidates.Ted Roelofs
Could this be the year Michigan college students actually vote?Ron French
Opinion | College students have the power to change elections. Will they?Ben Ratner
$75 million thrown into Michigan governor’s race. Here’s who’s spendingCraig Mauger
Michigan redistricting group brings in whopping $13.9 millionRiley Beggin
Republicans outraise Democrats in bids for Michigan statewide officesLindsay VanHulle
A cultural warrior as Attorney General, Bill Schuette softens his resumeTed Roelofs
Gretchen Whitmer says she accomplished more than her record shows.Lindsay VanHulle
Gretchen Whitmer: I’ll pay to fix Michigan by ‘closing loopholes’Riley Beggin
As governor, Whitmer would create a ‘Detroit-specific strategy’ for K-12 educationKoby Levin, Chalkbeat
Truth Squad | Fact-checking Michigan’s second, and final, governor’s debateRiley Beggin
What Michigan schools will look like under Governor Whitmer or SchuetteRon French
State Board of Education races could swing Michigan K-12 school policiesRon French
Opinion | Line 5 tunnel is a huge improvement. Construction needs to start yesterdayAnthony England