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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Opinion | Michigan’s clean energy momentum must continue despite federal changesSally Talberg
Mississippi turned around its schools. Its secret: Tools Michigan abandonedIsabel Lohman
Fact check: What’s true, false, misleading about Michigan’s education slideMike Wilkinson, Ron French
Michigan spent big to fix schools. The result: Worse scores and plenty of blameRon French, Mike Wilkinson, Isabel Lohman
Sugar Loaf ski resort may get new life as public recreational areaAstrid Code
Michigan Dreaming Bucket List: Chill with sled dogs in the heat of summerLaura Herberg
Michigan marijuana market cratering, amid oversupply, ‘difficult market’Justin A. Hinkley
On Michigan’s border, marijuana shops spark battle for communities’ soulJustin A. Hinkley
Opinion | Michigan’s budget process demands transparencyTom Kuhn
Opinion | Michigan’s universities drive economic prosperity. Keep the engines runningDonald Morelli
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: July 18, 2025: Simply the bestJoel Kurth
Great Lakes drownings down, marine patrol funding cutEmilio Perez Ibarguen
Lawmakers: Spending $660K per job for Sandisk would have been tough sellPaula Gardner
Whitmer breaks silence on $20M earmark probe, says she's 'very troubled' by allegationsLauren Gibbons
In rare move, U-M fires tenured professorKim Kozlowski
Michigan bars offer booze-free options for the ‘sober-curious’Astrid Code
Michigan shipwreck offers lessons from the depthsJennifer Champagne
Records: Michigan offered more than $6B in failed bid to land chip factoriesPaula Gardner
How many waterfalls are in the UP? Meet the Michigan man who keeps countingJanelle D. James
Michigan public health agencies ax programs amid federal cutsRicardo Martin, Cadillac News
Bridge Lunch Break to discuss whitefish crisis Kathy Kieliszewski
The DNR is selling over 120 plots of land. Why?Emilio Perez Ibarguen
Michigan loses massive semiconductor plant. Whitmer blames ‘national economic turmoil’Paula Gardner
U-M faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientistsThe Associated Press
Crypto mines a noisy nuisance to some. Should Michigan regulate them?Justin A. Hinkley
Crypto mining comes to Michigan. How does it work?Justin A. Hinkley
After Benson violation, GOP eyes change to Michigan campaign finance lawJordyn Hermani
Michigan GOP moves against ranked choice voting as petition drive gears upSimon D. Schuster
Opinion | Smartphones don’t belong in schoolsMargaret Murray
50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald sank, swimmers to complete ‘final voyage’Janelle D. James
Michigan lawmaker wants a cursive comebackAstrid Code
Most Michiganders voted early or absentee in 2024. See how your county cast ballotsJordyn Hermani
Trump plans 35% tariffs on Canada, Michigan’s biggest trade partnerThe Associated Press, Bridge Staff
A record year for Great Lakes piping ploversLester Graham, Michigan Public
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: July 11, 2025: You can do it!Joel Kurth
Future of climate ‘resilience hubs’ uncertain after Trump cutsEmilio Perez Ibarguen
Video: Freighter's near sinking shows risk still exists on the Great LakesGreat Lakes Now
Michigan ranked No. 3 for 2024 election turnout. Did early voting help?Hayley Harding, Votebeat
Game regulators blast Ted Nugent for ‘insulting’ Capitol testimonyEmilio Perez Ibarguen
Opinion | Use opioid settlement funds where they can save lives — in our jailsMatthew Saxton
‘We can’t regulate ourselves’ out of whitefish crisis, experts sayEmilio Perez Ibarguen
Two years after charges, Michigan’s 2020 'fake electors' case drags onJordyn Hermani
Opinion | Michiganders should decline to sign anti-voter ballot petitionBen Gardner
Fe, a record-setting Michigan loon, births ‘downy fluffballs’ No. 43 and 44Janelle D. James
Michigan doctors urge vaccination as measles cases hit national recordAstrid Code
As Michigan scrambles to improve literacy, school librarians are losing their jobsAstrid Code
Records: Businesswoman hosted Whitmer fundraiser while seeking $20M earmarkSimon D. Schuster
Marshall breathes sigh of relief as Ford battery plant spared from Trump EV cutsPaula Gardner
Michigan may force doctors to report drivers with seizures. A slippery slope?Eli Newman
Michigan fishing regulators to discuss Great Lakes whitefish crisisKelly House