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Michigan braces for higher interest rates after latest Fed hikePaula Gardner
Wind wars: Wind turbines put green energy on the ballot in mid-Michigan Ron French
Michigan logs 1st RSV child death as virus fills ERs and doctors’ officesRobin Erb
Where Michigan attorney general foes Dana Nessel and Matthew DePerno stand Zahra Ahmad
Benton Harbor lead line replacement nears completionKelly House
Opinion | This election, prioritize Michigan’s schoolchildren on your ballotRobert McCann
Tudor Dixon- Gretchen Whitmer TV ads: What’s true, false and needs contextMike Wilkinson
1.1M absentee ballots so far in Michigan. Overall turnout looks lower than ‘18Mike Wilkinson
Michigan secretary of state race: Where Benson, Karamo stand on issues Zahra Ahmad
Dana Nessel: Court wins, self-inflicted wounds mark term as attorney generalLauren Gibbons
Michigan Proposal 3: Campaign fights ‘baldfaced’ lies about abortion issueYue Stella Yu, Robin Erb
Amazon cost-cutting hits Detroit. New facility hiring delayed until 2023.Paula Gardner
Flu shots down as Thanksgiving nears. And that’s only one threat. Robin Erb
Kristina Karamo wants to invalidate mail-in ballots – but only in DetroitLauren Gibbons, Jonathan Oosting
Broad support cited for expanding Michigan wetlandsLester Graham, Michigan Public
Michigan State University Provost Teresa Woodruff named interim presidentBridge Staff
Many Michigan towns opt against pre-processing absentee ballotsOralandar Brand-Williams, Votebeat
Tudor Dixon: Whitmer can’t keep school kids safe, mocks parents’ concernsLauren Gibbons
Barack Obama rallies for Gretchen Whitmer, seeks to boost turnout in DetroitJonathan Oosting
Proposal 3 abortion measure generates $57M in Michigan campaign donations Yue Stella Yu
More Michigan parents opt to skip school vaccines for their childrenRobin Erb, Isabel Lohman
Inflation hits pizza: customers picking up dinner to save the delivery feesPaula Gardner
Opinion | This election cycle, protecting democracy is on the ballotShannon Abbott
Barry County to Dar Leaf: Election probe waste of money, defunds detectiveJonathan Oosting
Michigan absentee ballots: What happens after vote, why they may delay resultsJonathan Oosting
U-M President Santa Ono: New ethics office will be truly independentIsabel Lohman
Tudor Dixon in 2020: Democrats never got over Civil War, seek to ‘topple’ U.S.Yue Stella Yu
Matthew DePerno: MAGA favorite under investigation may be next attorney generalLauren Gibbons, Jonathan Oosting
Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public Kelly House
Cozy bedding and an online shift lifts Michigan's oldest woolen millPaula Gardner
Michigan governor final debate: Fact checking Tudor Dixon-Gretchen WhitmerJonathan Oosting, Lauren Gibbons
Records: DeVos-backed PAC spent $6.3M on Tudor Dixon bid for Michigan governorYue Stella Yu
State lawyers to appeal dismissals of Flint water crisis criminal chargesKelly House
Michigan absentee voting surges in GOP-leaning counties, slower in DetroitMike Wilkinson
Michigan governor debate: Watch Gretchen Whitmer, Tudor Dixon live on Oct. 25Bridge Staff
As Michigan election nears, some apprehension over strife at pollsRon French, Jonathan Oosting
Records: Dana Nessel made security sign non-disclosure deals; union balkedJonathan Oosting
Tudor Dixon and Gretchen Whitmer polar opposites on Michigan environmentKelly House
Opinion | Help us connect Michigan veterans to benefits. You may save a lifeZaneta Adams
Traverse City’s FishPass dam replacement project OK’d by appeals courtKelly House
Michigan to require schools to post parents’ rights in buildings, officesTracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit
Jocelyn Benson: ‘We’ve delivered on our promises.’ Republicans aren’t so sure.Lauren Gibbons
1-in-10 people in U.S. over 65 has dementia, U-M study findsRobin Erb
Opinion | New student test scores are bad, but some ‘solutions’ are worseJosh Cowen
Ethan Crumbley pleads guilty to Oxford High School shooting. What to know.Yue Stella Yu
Discuss Nov. 8 election results with the Bridge Capitol teamAmber DeLind
Michigan’s student scores fell along with nation’s during COVID-19Isabel Lohman, Mike Wilkinson
Detroit NAEP scores drop amid national pandemic backslideEthan Bakuli , Chalkbeat Detroit, Koby Levin, Chalkbeat
Nassar judge: I’m willing to be MSU president to fix sexual assault systemIsabel Lohman, Lauren Gibbons
Michigan court scuttles new election challenger rules. Benson to appealLauren Gibbons