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Halting Line 5 tunnel is ‘shameful.’ Prepare for a lawsuit, GOP leader says	March 31, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Detroit isn’t alone. Car insurance sky-high throughout Michigan, data show	March 28, 2019	Mike Wilkinson, Ted Roelofs
Michigan plows on with Medicaid work rules as law is struck down in two states	March 28, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer halts action on Line 5 tunnel	March 28, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Traverse City’s climate may resemble Philadelphia’s in 60 years, study says	March 27, 2019	Kaley Fech
Michigan environment roundup: Cherry farmers brace for killer bacteria	March 27, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Michigan minimum wage, sick leave laws to start Friday under legal cloud	March 26, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Grand Rapids seeks to raise African-Americans’ stake in marijuana boom	March 26, 2019	Riley Beggin
Opinion \| Softening Michigan civil asset forfeiture laws helps drug dealers	March 26, 2019
Opinion \| There’s another infrastructure that needs maintained - health information	March 22, 2019	Tim Pletcher
Tell us how YOU would fix Michigan’s roads	March 22, 2019	Bridge Staff
Whitmer’s plan to raise business tax a hard sell to Michigan Legislature	March 22, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Opinion \| As we fix Michigan’s damn roads, fix the damn funding formula	March 22, 2019	Robert Ficano
Michigan teachers: Standardized tests are useless and classes are too big	March 20, 2019	Ron French
Study: More Michiganders struggle to afford basic needs	March 20, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Opinion \| Calm down, Michigan, the sky isn’t falling, nor is school funding	March 20, 2019	Ben DeGrow
Michigan House approves records transparency for Legislature and Governor	March 19, 2019	Riley Beggin
Rich-poor achievement gap won’t budge. Is investing in teachers an answer?	March 19, 2019	Ron French, Mike Wilkinson
Proposed repeal of Michigan ‘pension tax’ prompts fairness debate	March 19, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle
Opinion \| There’s no excuse for Michigan kids going to bed hungry	March 19, 2019	Phil Knight
How a typo revived a Michigan fish feud over hungry Yoopers and science	March 17, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Michigan landfills are a small source for PFAS in waterways, study says	March 17, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Michigan environment roundup: Glacier that formed Great Lakes is disappearing	March 17, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Here’s how Michigan should spend Bloomberg’s $10 million to fight opioids	March 15, 2019	Ted Roelofs
Whitmer to Detroit chamber: ‘There is not enough pot to fill the potholes.’	March 15, 2019	Chastity Pratt
Opinion \| College admission scandal: Don’t be blinded by ‘elite’ schools	March 15, 2019	Patrick O'Connor
Opinion \| My Michigan roads plan won’t break your pocketbook	March 15, 2019	Jeff Yaroch
Fiat Chrysler promises 5,000 jobs. But not all Detroiters love the plan.	March 14, 2019	Joel Kurth
Tempers cool as Detroit charter commission gets to work – and gets sued	March 14, 2019	Chastity Pratt
Opinion \| Everyone – not just drivers – should pay for Michigan roads	March 13, 2019	John Hanieski
One in five Detroit rentals face eviction. Time to call in the lawyers?	March 12, 2019	Joel Kurth
Bills to improve Michigan transparency still have loopholes, critics say	March 12, 2019	Riley Beggin
For cash-strapped police in Michigan, asset forfeiture bills could be a blow	March 12, 2019	Riley Beggin
I am the Michigan teacher removed from teaching African-American history	March 12, 2019	Scott Craig
Judge upholds Line 5 tunnel authority as Dana Nessel’s review continues	March 11, 2019	Jim Malewitz
Where have all the babies gone? Michigan births lowest since 1944	March 11, 2019	Ron French, Mike Wilkinson
Opinion \| Big utility companies want to limit options for Michigan customers	March 11, 2019	Jackson Koeppel
Opinion \| Don’t believe the hype – Michigan school funding is down, not up	March 8, 2019	Dayna Polehanki
Opinion \| Hell no to Gov. Whitmer’s new taxes, says Sen. Peter Lucido	March 8, 2019	Peter Lucido
Suicides, often linked to opioids, spike in rural Michigan and among young	March 7, 2019	Ted Roelofs
Opinion \| Why does ‘fixing’ Michigan pensions stick it to workers?	March 7, 2019	Leonard Page
Analysis: Gretchen Whitmer's budget banks on Michigan GOP backing one historic tax hike	March 5, 2019	Lindsay VanHulle, Riley Beggin
Whitmer budget would triple literacy coaches to help Michigan students read	March 5, 2019	Ron French
Six big proposals in Gretchen Whitmer’s first Michigan budget	March 5, 2019	Riley Beggin, Lindsay VanHulle
Memo to Mike Duggan: This is the real state of the City of Detroit	March 5, 2019	Chastity Pratt, Mike Wilkinson
Crime dips in Detroit. But ‘people do not feel safe,’ commissioner says.	March 5, 2019	Joel Kurth
Detroit neighborhoods are making progress, but not all feel the love	March 5, 2019	Chastity Pratt
College advocate tapped by Whitmer as education adviser	March 4, 2019	Ron French
Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to fix Michigan roads: Nearly triple gas tax	March 4, 2019	Jim Malewitz, Mike Wilkinson
Is this the year Michigan joins the rest of America on public records?	March 4, 2019	Jim Malewitz, Riley Beggin