Doctors, lawmakers urge Gretchen Whitmer to make stand for science, vaccines
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) A group of public health professionals, lawmakers and citizens is calling on the state of Michigan to partner with other […]
Michigan Hmong refugee released from ICE custody: 鈥楯ust glad to be home鈥
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 Michigan Hmong refugee Lue Yang, who was detained by immigration authorities in July over a decades-old criminal conviction, was released […]
No REAL ID? Michiganders can now pay a $45 fee to fly
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 If you haven鈥檛 gotten your REAL ID yet, you may still be able to travel within the country 鈥 […]
Michigan fails its students with disabilities, first-ever report finds
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) When Michigan officials this year lauded a聽record-high 82.8% high school graduation rate in 2024, special education advocates pointed out a […]
Michigan farm values growing faster than nation amid data center boom
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 Paula Gardner, Bridge Michigan聽 Michigan farm property values are going gangbusters, rising 7.8% in the past year and leading the nation, according to an […]
Elissa Slotkin: FBI targeting Democrats over 鈥榠llegal orders鈥 video
by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan聽 Michigan US Sen. Elissa Slotkin and other Democratic lawmakers involved in a controversial social media video are now the subject of a Federal Bureau of Investigation inquiry, they said Tuesday. Speaking at a fire hall in Inkster, Slotkin said the FBI Counterterrorism Division notified Congress of the potential probe Monday […]
In world of AI, Michigan State University Extension bets on human expertise
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 As targeted online misinformation and AI hallucinations corrode society shared sense of reality, one of Michigan oldest public institutions is […]
Older Michigan drivers more confident, less ready to give up keys, study finds
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) Older Michigan drivers are more confident in their driving abilities compared to their counterparts in聽the rest of the nation and […]
Lack of after-school care sends 687K Michigan parents scrambling
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 Among the most stressful hours for scores of working parents are between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., when school lets […]
Michigan border with Indiana is fuzzy: It 鈥榠sn鈥檛 a problem until it is鈥
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 In 2022, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation authorizing a state commission for resurveying the border, along with an initial […]
