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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Hertel, Runestad win chair races as Michigan Republicans reject Trump pickSimon D. Schuster
Michigan municipalities getting nearly $100 million from marijuana taxJanelle D. James
Michigan high school graduation rates reach new highIsabel Lohman, Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Iron Mountain eyes novel plan to cut iconic deer park: castrationJustin A. Hinkley
Bridge Michigan seeks education, health reporters to expand coverageLeslie J. Allen
Deaths prompt scrutiny, soul-searching as homelessness grows in MichiganJordyn Hermani
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: Feb. 21, 2025: You are a hero!Joel Kurth
Michigan lawmakers overhaul paid leave, wage laws in last-minute deal Simon D. Schuster
Mourners say goodbye to siblings who died in Detroit casino parking garageNushrat Rahman, Bridge Detroit
Michigan study links marijuana use to lower birth weightsJohn Osmond, Capital News Service
Michigan Democrats, GOP to pick new leaders as battle for 2026 beginsSimon D. Schuster
Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Beth Clement stepping downSimon D. Schuster
With ‘emergency deadline’ near, Michigan House approves tipped wage dealSimon D. Schuster
Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workersKelly House
Two years later: How Michigan State University has changed campus safetyIsabel Lohman
Opinion | Clean-energy siting reforms bring return to good governance principlesPatti Shinn
Outdoorama, drinking in the snow and more this week in Michigan. Get outdoors!Laura Herberg
Opinion | Look to rooftops, brownfields, policy reforms to capture solar savingsKelly Thayer
Army Corps eyes Line 5 tunnel for ‘emergency’ designation; foes sound alarmsKelly House
Get ready for a rare treat, Michigan: 7 planets appearing in a sky near youJanelle D. James
Michigan refugees left in limbo under Trump resettlement suspensionLauren Gibbons
Top lawmaker wants to close Michigan ‘revolving door’ to lobbyist jobsSimon D. Schuster
Cash for moms experiment expands in Michigan, where lawmakers see promiseNushrat Rahman, Bridge Detroit
Detroit searches for answers after massive water break forces evacuationsMalachi Barrett
Michigan standing by DEI in schools despite Trump threat to pull US fundingIsabel Lohman, Janelle D. James
In Michigan, a new push to fight homelessness before it beginsJordyn Hermani
Team USA can’t reel in medal at ice fishing championship in MichiganLaura Herberg
Love Michigan music? Play Bridge Michigan’s fun music league game Kathy Kieliszewski
Whitmer roads tax plan may drive marijuana shops out of business, experts sayJanelle D. James
Michigan museum explores intriguing history of Great Lakes Yemeni sailorsStephen Starr, Great Lakes Now
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: Feb. 14, 2025: Let’s get ready for triviaJoel Kurth
Michigan lawmakers strike deal on wages and tips — but not sick leave, yetJordyn Hermani
Why not put Michigan solar farms on parking lots instead of farmland?Kelly House
Michigan public K-12 school enrollment falls againMike Wilkinson, Isabel Lohman
Ice fishing as an Olympic sport? On a frozen Michigan lake, they dare to dreamLaura Herberg
Bridge Lunch Break to discuss how Trump’s policies are impacting Michigan Kathy Kieliszewski
Michigan ‘red flag’ gun law, year 1: 287 confiscation orders, 84 denialsJordyn Hermani
Bridge Michigan adds regional editor, outdoors reporter, plans expansionJoel Kurth
Careful out there. Snow, cold equal more visits to Michigan emergency roomsJanelle D. James
Whitmer: Delay Michigan wage, paid leave laws if no deal on changesJordyn Hermani
Free fishing weekend in Michigan, ice climbing and more. Get outdoors!Laura Herberg
State enlists public to search for wolves in northern lower MichiganKelly House
Avian flu has killed over 300 geese, other wild birds in Michigan, state saysKelly House
Michigan House, Senate at odds as minimum wage and sick leave laws loomSimon D. Schuster
In Detroit, worried immigrants ask: ‘Who will take my kids if I’m deported?’Ron French
Snow is making a big comeback in Michigan this year, with more to comeJanelle D. James
From Sleeping Bear to North Country Trail, advocates fear worst from Trump cutsLauren Gibbons, Ron French
Opinion | Why restaurant owner supports scheduled wage increases, paid sick timePhillis Engelbert
Whitmer's $3B plan to fix Michigan roads calls for more corporate, marijuana taxesSimon D. Schuster
Michigan universities would lose millions if Trump caps research costsRon French