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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Jocelyn Benson: Fix waits, transparency of Michigan secretary of stateMike Wilkinson
Mary Treder Lang: Improve service, voter rolls of Michigan secretary of stateMike Wilkinson
Truth Squad | Scare tactics on Michigan redistricting measure get foul ratingRiley Beggin
Truth Squad | Ads unfairly attack Whitmer on healthcare, missed votes Riley Beggin
Radio ad claims Sen. Debbie Stabenow supports 'black genocide,' draws outrageChastity Pratt
Opinion | John Engler asks governor hopefuls if they support collegesJohn Engler
Servers want $12 an hour. This restaurant owner says he can't afford it.Lindsay VanHulle
Paid sick leave law making some Michigan businesses feel queasyRon French
Some colleges are unaffordable for many qualified studentsJon Marcus
$100 million for waterfront a boon to Detroit, will connect to state trailsChastity Pratt
Opinion | Lansing, please don’t hurt Michigan drivers with bad traffic lawsJim Walker
Amid Michigan opioid crisis, drug centers say new rules mean layoffs Ted Roelofs
Minnesota has fought PFAS for years. Here’s how its plan can help Michigan.Jim Malewitz
Michigan environment roundup: ‘Bee highway’ to the rescue in DetroitJim Malewitz
‘Michigan Divided’ documentary showing at DIA and U-M as election nearsRon French
Opinion | A tunnel for Line 5 is good news – for CanadiansJim Lively
Michigan’s Republican black-sheep justice is winning some unlikely alliesRiley Beggin
Truth Squad | Misleading attacks on Bill Schuette for Flint water crisisTed Roelofs
Lawmakers to introduce bills to reform bail in MichiganChastity Pratt
Opinion | Fed tax cut will benefit Michigan utility customersRachael Eubanks
Opinion | Would my grandfather be allowed into the U.S. today? Would yours?Steve Tobocman
Emails: Michigan Republicans brag that redistricting ‘protects incumbents’Joel Kurth
Truth Squad | Fact-checking the first Michigan governor’s debate Lindsay VanHulle
Michigan ballot issues: What to know about Prop 3 (voting rights)Riley Beggin
Who’s funding Michigan’s voting rights ballot proposal?Riley Beggin
Prop 3 shows voters’ distrust. But is Michigan Constitution the best remedy?Lindsay VanHulle
Opinion | Michigan no-fault insurance helps doctors, lawyers, not driversDyck Van Koevering
Michigan ballot issues: What to know about Prop 2 (redistricting)Riley Beggin
Who is funding the fight over a redistricting proposal in MichiganAlexandra Schmidt
5 concerns about Michigan’s redistricting proposal and what to make of themRiley Beggin
Opinion | Redistricting proposal is confusing and bad for MichiganTony Daunt
Opinion | Gerrymandering has been ‘weaponized’ in MichiganJoel Kurth
Phil Power | Michigan’s elections are rigged. Is redistricting proposal the answer? Phil Power
Truth Squad | Whitmer unfairly labels Bill Schuette a fan of pension tax Mike Wilkinson
Michigan ballot issues: What to know about Prop 1 (recreational pot)Alexandra Schmidt
Who's funding the fight over recreational marijuana in Michigan?Alexandra Schmidt
Local governments across Michigan vexed over how to handle legal weedRiley Beggin
Marijuana in the workplace: Prop 1 has Michigan employers flummoxed Lindsay VanHulle
Opinion | I’m a doctor, and recreational pot is bad for MichiganDonald Condit
Bill Schuette: I’ll figure out how to fix Michigan roads after I winLindsay VanHulle
Truth Squad | Does Bill Schuette care if sick people can get insurance?Chastity Pratt
Bill Schuette says failing schools must improve or face consequences Erin Einhorn
Opinion | Michigan’s next governor must lead, not follow special interestsTom Watkins
Three Michigan Attorney General candidates with wildly different visionsRiley Beggin
Dana Nessel: To fight for environment, most vulnerable as Attorney General Riley Beggin
Tom Leonard: Vows to be ‘rule-of-law’ Michigan Attorney GeneralRiley Beggin
Chris Graveline: Why Michigan needs an Independent Attorney GeneralRiley Beggin
Schuette and Whitmer’s tax, spending plans for Michigan don’t add upMike Wilkinson
Gretchen Whitmer’s plan for Michigan: $3B of promises and wishful thinkingMike Wilkinson
Bill Schuette wants to fix roads while cutting taxes. Good luck with that.Mike Wilkinson