Delaying dementia diagnosis wastes precious time, Michigan experts warn
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 Delays in diagnosing dementia mean lost opportunities 鈥 for treatment, for financial help and for planning a future that can […]
Michigan minimum wage is going up in 2026. Here why
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 Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan LANSING 鈥 Michigan’s minimum wage jumped by $1.25 an hour on Thursday under a new state law that sped up […]
Michigan to use $38M in opioid funds to expand housing for people in recovery
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 Eli Newman, Bridge Michigan聽 Michigan is setting aside nearly $38 million to establish more recovery housing for residents being treated for substance use disorder. […]
Worries over Michigan dams resurface as repair funds run dry, reforms lag
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聽 Four years ago, in the wake of the infamous Midland dam failures, Michigan lawmakers appropriated more than $50 million to […]
Michigan House cancels $645M in state spending without Senate OK
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 The Republican-controlled state House budget committee canceled nearly $645 million in funding for state departments鈥 projects heading […]
Michigan water infrastructure sees improvements, work still needs to be done
by CLARA LINCOLNHOL, Capital News Service LANSING 鈥擳he United States would need to invest nearly $3.4 trillion over the next 20 years to sufficiently fix and update its drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, according to research by the advocacy organization Value of Water Campaign. Much of the country water infrastructure was built 40 to […]
Michigan new pot tax still a go after judge denies injunction to block it
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 A Court of Claims judge has declined to block a 24% wholesale tax on Michigan marijuana less than a […]
Lawmakers push farmer suicide prevention funding after Bridge Michigan report
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 Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan聽 LANSING 鈥 A bipartisan pair of state lawmakers are pushing to restore mental health funding for farmers, citing Bridge Michigan […]
Gretchen Whitmer urges speed, critics want slowdown on Michigan 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 As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned state regulators that 鈥渢ime is of the essence鈥 to land a proposed Saline Township data […]
Suicides plague Michigan farms. Michigan just ended money 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 Ron French, Bridge Michigan聽 BENZONIA 鈥 Randy Rice is the fourth generation of his family to farm the same rolling acres in Benzie County. […]
