Michigan 鈥榓 pretty sick state鈥 amid surge of 鈥榮uper flu,鈥 COVID cases
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan聽 Peak flu season may be worse than usual this year, driven in part by a potent new strain of influenza. […]
Before road funding deal, road builder money flowed to Michigan lawmakers
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan聽 LANSING 鈥 Less than two months before Michigan lawmakers finalized a historic deal to pump as much as $2 […]
Michigan EV fees spike under road funding deal, now nation highest
by Kelly House and Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan聽 LANSING 鈥 Michigan roughly 122,000 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners are in for some sticker shock the next time they renew their plates. Their annual vehicle registration fees have skyrocketed to the nation highest in 2026, the result of a road funding package passed last fall […]
Michigan House GOP sues to try to block $645M restored after Nessel opinion
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan聽 The Republican-led Michigan House on Friday sued 16 state departments along with a slew of senior officials to try […]
Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes 鈥斅燼nd no one is coming to help
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Robin Erb and Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, […]
Michigan makes gains in moving data, with fewer people leaving state
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Janelle D. James, Bridge Michigan聽 Michigan’s population may be continuing to stabilize as nearly equal numbers of people moved to and from the state […]
Regulators approve DTE contracts for Saline Township data center
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan Despite criticism that they were acting too fast, state utility regulators on Thursday, December 18 approved DTE Energy proposal to […]
Michigan lost billions in climate-related investments in Trump first year
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan What a difference a year (and a political leadership change) makes. At this time in 2024, Michigan was expecting a […]
Did auto insurance overhaul help Michigan motorists? Depends who you ask.
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan聽 It been more than six years since Michigan officials approved bipartisan reforms aimed at driving down sky-high auto insurance costs. […]
EMU offers women a chance to earn bachelor degrees in prison
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Kim Kozlowski, Bridge Michigan聽 Five years after the first man earned a bachelor degree while imprisoned in Michigan 鈥 and nearly 150 bachelor degrees […]
