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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
In debt and in limbo: Uncertain times for student-loan borrowers in MichiganIsabel Lohman
Screening tool gets second look amid bump in youth detention ratesDaniel Schoenherr, Capital News Service
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: April 4, 2025: More trivia for a brighter tomorrowJoel Kurth
Yes, allergy season is starting earlier in MichiganJanelle D. James
Michigan: 15 noncitizens suspected of voting in presidential electionHayley Harding, Votebeat
Michigan drug recovery, worker housing in limbo after Trump funding freezeRon French, Justin A. Hinkley
Planned Parenthood’s Michigan closures leave UP without an abortion clinicMike Wilkinson
Opinion | The case to save the UPDave Prestin
Michigan education officials may have overstated impact of Trump fund freezeIsabel Lohman
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs: What they mean for MichiganLauren Gibbons
Lantern Festival, bird and plant walks help you get outside this week, MichiganLaura Herberg
Two laws in 90 days: Michigan’s new divided Legislature off to slow startJordyn Hermani
Watch Bridge Lunch Break on the challenges of aging in MichiganLeslie J. Allen
Mallory McMorrow on Michigan US Senate run: ‘New leaders’ need to fix ‘mess’Simon D. Schuster
Tariff timeline: Trump’s trade actions and how they impact MichiganLauren Gibbons
As Michigan fights chronic absenteeism, could employers hold the key?Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Michigan legalizes paid surrogacy in sweeping overhaul of parentage lawsLauren Gibbons
Nessel sues as Trump health cuts hit Michigan disease, addiction programsKelly House
Trump reverses cuts to Great Lakes lamprey program, but uncertainty remainsKelly House
Michigan education officials cry foul after US abruptly cuts off COVID fundsIsabel Lohman
Michigan lawmakers begin public pitches for earmarks under new transparency ruleSimon D. Schuster
DOGE lays out $394M in Michigan health cuts. But what does it mean?Kelly House, Robin Erb, Lauren Gibbons
Jocelyn Benson spent $9M on new transparency portal. Critics say it’s a messSimon D. Schuster
Opinion | Reckless cuts to Medicaid would threaten Michigan’s health, economyJames K. Haveman
US, Canada long managed Great Lakes together; that era could be ending Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ, Izzy Ross, IPR
Michigan community colleges want to lure male students. Bass fishing anyone?Camila Bello Castro, Capital News Service
Millions of walleye will soon head up the Detroit RiverLaura Herberg
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: March 28, 2025: Lose yourself in knowledgeJoel Kurth
U-M halts DEI plans as Trump administration takes aim at diversity effortsIsabel Lohman, Lauren Gibbons
A push to stop drivers from crashing into horse-drawn buggies in SW MichiganJustin A. Hinkley
Trump announces new auto tariffs; what it means for MichiganLauren Gibbons, Paula Gardner
‘Holland’ debuts on Prime Video. What are the best movies set in Michigan?Joel Kurth
Trump's 'green bank' freeze puts Michigan climate, housing efforts in limboKelly House
Third time’s the charm for Oxford-inspired school safety bills?Jordyn Hermani
Opinion | An empty chair, a missing voice: Legislative limbo in LansingGreg Manz
Get outside, Michigan: Run for the freighters and catch a suckerLaura Herberg
Seven tribes in Michigan withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permitIzzy Ross, IPR
Bridge Culture Club to discuss book ‘Enough to Lose’ with author RS DeerenJackquelyn Garrett
Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challengeJessica Huseman/Votebeat, Carrie Levine/Votebeat, Jen Fifield/Votebeat, Carter Walker/Votebeat, Alexander Shur/Votebeat, Hayley Harding, Votebeat, Natalia Contreras/Votebeat
GM, LG Energy Solution to divvy up state subsidy, still pledge 3,200 new jobsPaula Gardner
Michigan farmers facing ‘uncertain future’ amid funding freezes, tariff tensionsLauren Gibbons
As Michigan’s road costs rise, experts say current funding method ‘isn’t working’Jordyn Hermani
Opinion | Failing grade: Michigan lawmakers are shortchanging online studentsAmy Dunlap
Old buildings, new ideas: Michiganders fight housing shortage with innovationJordyn Hermani
Travel from Canada to Michigan dips 10% amid boycotts, border security fearsKelly House
Opinion | Attacks threaten Canada-US teamwork on Great LakesLiz Kirkwood
Study: Algae blooms on cold Lake Superior reveal impact of climate changeGeorgia Hill, Great Lakes Echo
Amid China fears, GOP seeks to bar some nonresidents from buying Michigan landSimon D. Schuster
As Michigan ski resorts eye later closing dates, who will stay open longest?Laura Herberg
Six ways Michigan’s Dana Nessel is challenging Donald Trump’s agendaLauren Gibbons