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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Facing deadline to end DEI, Michigan schools ask crucial question: What is DEI?Isabel Lohman
Great Lakes scientists among latest round of Trump cuts in MichiganKelly House, Lauren Gibbons
Trump cuts hit Forest Service in Michigan; critics fear ‘catastrophic’ lossKatie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Izzy Ross
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: February 28, 2025: Trivia nirvanaJoel Kurth
Lee Chatfield corruption case: Family, friends took free trips, cashed checksSimon D. Schuster
Opinion | Michigan, US need a robust energy policyDonald Morelli
MSU loses millions in agriculture, higher ed grants as Trump slashes USAIDLauren Gibbons
State of the State: Takeaways, fact-checks from Gretchen Whitmer’s big speechJordyn Hermani
State of the State: Watch, read Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's full speechBridge Staff
U-M squeezed by Trump cuts; Social Security research project haltedIsabel Lohman
Watch Bridge Lunch Break on the impact of the Trump policies on Michigan Kathy Kieliszewski
Lee Chatfield corruption case: ‘Questionable’ spending, a strip club billSimon D. Schuster
Northern Michigan to tourists: Yes, it’s winter. Come anyway. It’s funJustin A. Hinkley, Laura Herberg
Former Bridge editor David Zeman selected to Michigan Journalism Hall of FameBridge Staff
Opinion | Michigan’s utopian dreams: State officials aim for the impossible Michael Van Beek
Butterflies, dog sleds and bark: Get your outdoors Michigan fix this weekLaura Herberg
Big Rapids Twp. eyes life after Gotion; could cash in on state-bought landPaula Gardner
7 Michigan Republicans push to ban gay marriage. It’s likely going nowhereJordyn Hermani
Michigan House votes to ban secrecy agreements. Will it become law?Jordyn Hermani
After losing in court, Michigan township tries again to block 'green' cemeteryKelly House
A stampede for child care in Traverse City reveals ‘heartbreaking’ crisisRon French
In Michigan's UP, emergency mental health transport remains big burdenDaniel Schoenherr, Capital News Service
Gretchen Whitmer wants to limit cellphones in Michigan schools, tax vapesSimon D. Schuster
Gretchen Whitmer: I want to find ‘common ground’ with Donald TrumpSimon D. Schuster
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