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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Pressure on Michigan businesses to take a position on GOP voting bills Paula Gardner
Michigan GOP voting plan has much in common with Georgia law. How they compareJonathan Oosting
We read all Michigan election reform bills. Many would add hurdles to voting.Jonathan Oosting
No new restrictions, but Michigan needs help amid COVID surge, Whitmer saysMike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting, Paula Gardner
Opinion | Tweak no-fault reform to help seriously injured MichigandersTom Judd
Lawsuit: Michigan wolf advisory group stacked with hunting advocatesKelly House
Michigan redistricting group hires attorney over GOP objectionsSergio Martínez-Beltrán
University of Michigan postpones surgical procedures because of COVID-19 surgeKristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
How important has Bridge Michigan been to you during COVID?John Bebow
Pressure mounts on Gretchen Whitmer to tighten Michigan COVID limits Robin Erb
Michigan’s redistricting panel to interview expert who guided Arizona processSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Michigan colleges rush to get COVID vaccine in student arms amid surgeRon French
Students in COVID-weary Michigan schools must take M-STEP, feds sayRon French
Michigan COVID hospitalizations again on the rise, but patients are younger Mike Wilkinson, Robin Erb
How Michigan communities can, and should, spend billions in Biden stimulus Jonathan Oosting
Michigan school COVID outbreaks surge 47% in 2 weeks; some return to remoteRon French
Dominion: Michigan Republican Colbeck ‘duped thousands’ with election liesJonathan Oosting
Michigan gears up for the next COVID-19 fight: vaccine passportsTed Roelofs
Rapids return means fish returnsTaylor Haelterman, Great Lakes Echo
246 infected, 3 dead from COVID-19 in Michigan despite being vaccinated Robin Erb
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer indicates no new MI COVID restrictions are coming Mike Wilkinson
Amid high teacher turnover in MI, audit finds failings in teacher support systemsKoby Levin, Chalkbeat
Michigan’s new restaurant owners ‘willing to take the chance’ during COVIDPaula Gardner
Weiser: ‘I won’t be canceled,’ after U-M regents call for his resignationSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Michigan schools cheered when sports came back. Then came COVID outbreaks.Ron French
COVID vaccine for kids edges closer to reality, as cases surge in Michigan Robin Erb
U-M regents weigh censure vote on Ron Weiser over 'witch' comments Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
How Republicans plan to tighten Michigan voting laws, evade Whitmer vetoJonathan Oosting
Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan’s energy future or a bad deal? Kelly House, Lester Graham
Whitmer is holding off for now on Michigan COVID limits. Here’s why. Mike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Want to slow Michigan’s COVID surge? Vaccinate college studentsBrendan Cantwell, Matthew Johnson
Over 45,000 residents signed up to join the Flint water crisis settlementSergio Martínez-Beltrán
Watch Bridge Book Club talk on ‘Annie’s Ghosts’ with author Steve LuxenbergAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
All is forgiven, Ohio*. Thanks for the COVID vaccine. Sincerely, Michigan.Mike Wilkinson
Opinion | We learned something in the pandemic: Government mattersPatrick Cooney, Luke Shaefer
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on MI government transparencyAmber DeLind, Kathryn Dugal
Opinion | Reforms would ensure free, fair and secure electionsRuth Johnson
First person: Teaching in COVID classroom ‘miraculous’ but ‘unsustainable’Nancy Hanus
COVID raged in Michigan prisons. Life outside isn’t easy either for parolees.Jonathan Oosting
Opinion | Michigan GOP’s ‘election integrity’ bills are 21st Century Jim CrowErika Geiss
COVID outbreaks jump 20 percent in Michigan schools. More closures ahead?Ron French
In flooded Michigan neighborhoods, who should pay for sea walls?Kelly House
Michigan Capitol rife with sexism, Gov. Whitmer says. And that’s ‘depressing’Paula Gardner, Jonathan Oosting
Report: Lake Michigan is ‘running a fever.’ More storms, less fish possible.Kelly House
Will Michigan students take M-STEP test this year? Here’s what we know.Ron French
Opinion | Gathering data on COVID learning loss in Michigan is vitalDan Papineau
Local transit systems in Michigan take lead on COVID vaccines for homebound Ted Roelofs
Michigan tops U.S. in new COVID cases. Is it variants or just our turn? Mike Wilkinson, Kelly House
Michigan GOP chair calls Whitmer, Nessel, Benson ‘witches’ who should be burnedJonathan Oosting, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán