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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
New NASA satellite helps scientists understand Great LakesJack Armstrong, Great Lakes Echo
Michigan child care providers demand more money to provide a livable wageLori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
Missing 8-year-old boy found safe in Michigan’s Porcupine MountainsJanelle D. James
Opinion | Michigan’s education proposals show progress; more is needed Alice Thompson, Mike Jandernoa, Amber Arellano
Michigan roads a little better, but still a D and will get worse, report findsJonathan Oosting
Anishinaabe tribes work to save Michigan whitefishLester Graham, Michigan Public
Michigan State shooting update: John Hao attends 76ers game as guest of star James HardenIsabel Lohman, Jonathan Oosting, Yue Stella Yu, Mike Wilkinson, Lauren Gibbons, Janelle D. James, Ron French, Paula Gardner
Michigan’s pitch to lure new residents: nature, high tech, abortion rightsRon French, Mike Wilkinson, Paula Gardner
Michigan commission finds ‘misconduct’ by pro-Trump attorneys in 2020 lawsuitJonathan Oosting
Michigan Supreme Court may speed lawsuits for people suing the governmentLauren Gibbons
Detroit district teacher named Michigan Teacher of the YearEthan Bakuli , Chalkbeat Detroit
What is the debt ceiling and why Michigan should care if the U.S. defaultsPaula Gardner
Michigan Senate passes sexual assault reform six years after Nassar convictionYue Stella Yu
Michigan paid $10M before ‘red flags’ froze ex-House speaker’s pet projectJonathan Oosting, Mike Wilkinson
Flint misses new deadline in long-overdue lead line replacement effortKelly House
Donald Trump headed back to Michigan on June 25Janelle D. James
Flush with cash, Michigan lawmakers try again to pass state septic codeKelly House
RSV vaccine for older adults clears FDA, could be in Michigan by the fallRobin Erb
Michigan poised to ban employers from firing workers for having abortionsYue Stella Yu
Bridge Michigan hosts May event on state population loss, demographicsAmber DeLind
‘Red flags’ surround $25M health campus pushed by ex-Michigan House speakerJonathan Oosting, Mike Wilkinson
Traverse City Film Festival ends after almost 20 yearsJanelle D. James
Election-denying clerk ousted in recall: ‘Make Adams Township Boring Again’Jonathan Oosting
Michigan House OKs ban on holding phones; violators face fines of $100 and upYue Stella Yu
Michigan Democrats look to change teacher evaluation systemIsabel Lohman
Michigan doles out millions in secret. Bills to change that may be tough sellYue Stella Yu
Opinion | To attract talent, go to states that are attacking women, gaysKurt Metzger
Ticks in Michigan. What you need to know and how to protect yourself. Janelle D. James
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, universities expand nurse training optionsRobin Erb
Michigan home values among lowest in U.S. What do they sell for in your ZIP?Mike Wilkinson
Once beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recoveryKelly House
Marshall weighs $3.5B Ford battery factory amid community backlashPaula Gardner
Proposal to ban solar developments on farmland withdrawn amid confusionKelly House
Despite vows, Democrats do little to improve Michigan government transparencyLauren Gibbons
A new Michigan legislative committee on mental health gives parents hopeRobin Erb
Michigan rejects Camp Grayling expansion, instead offering annual use permitsKelly House
Dozens of Michigan school districts to hold bond votes on TuesdayJanelle D. James
Opinion | Michigan need not choose between farmland and solar panelsGary Houser
New Michigan bills could give sexual abuse survivors more time to sueYue Stella Yu
Michigan business leaders mildly hopeful despite lagging GDP, incomePaula Gardner
Opinion | Michigan strains to spend $4.4 billion in local pandemic funds Eric Scorsone, Mary Schulz, Sarah Klammer
Opinion | Install work zone cameras for speeders to save workers’ livesWill Snyder
Ann Arbor Schools orders ‘Oklahoma!’ production to go easy on the gunsRon French
MSU shooting: Gunman had hundreds of bullets, walked away on busy streetsJonathan Oosting
Michigan Democrats eye hate crime reform, look to add LGBTQ protectionsYue Stella Yu
Michigan automatic expungement: What convictions qualify, how to checkLauren Gibbons
Holland tulip festival, climate change and what to expect this year Janelle D. James
Automaker Stellantis offers buyouts to 60 percent of its U.S. workforcePaula Gardner
More all-terrain wheelchairs added to Michigan state parksSophia Brandt, Capital News Service
Watch our Bridge Lunch Break event about career education in MichiganAmber DeLind