Whitmer under fire for 鈥榠ntentional attack鈥 on Michigan government watchdog
by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) LANSING 鈥 A government watchdog responsible for auditing state departments and programs is staring down a potential $8.3 million cut, and the head of that agency has one question: Why? Gov. Gretchen Whitmer office is not saying why her budget proposes to slash funding to Auditor General Doug Ringler office, […]
Lakeside isn鈥檛 dead. It awaiting a $1B rebirth. Can Michigan malls follow?
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) Signs of life still exist at聽Lakeside Mall, but visitors to one of Michigan metro Detroit largest indoor malls have to walk past dozens of closed and gated stores to find them. The signature center-court glass elevator is out of service. Shelves are half-stocked in Macy home department. Cinnabon, which is […]
Dead wolf mystery in south Michigan deepens, prompts criminal probe
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Michigan officials have opened a criminal probe after an endangered wolf wound up dead in southern Michigan, 300 miles from its known habitat, killed by a hunter who says he thought it was a coyote. Lt. Andrew Turner, a district supervisor for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement […]
Bird flu found in hens at Michigan top egg producer
by Janelle D. James聽 (Bridge Michigan) The highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in聽poultry at Michigan top egg producer, Herbruck. The聽infected flock was found聽at the company Green Meadow Organics facility in Ionia County. This is the fourth case of avian influenza in a commercial facility since the disease was first detected in […]
In traveling RV, Michigan nurse tries to undo opioid damage she helped cause
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) WIXOM 鈥 Jordana Latozas could offer an excuse for her part in Michigan deadly drug crisis. She will not. She doesn鈥檛 even flinch. 鈥淒id I contribute? Absolutely,鈥 said Latozas, a nurse practitioner who prescribed countless pain pills more than a decade ago 鈥 a time when patients walked away with […]
Wolf killed in southern Michigan is first sighting in more than 100 years
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Wildlife officials confirmed Wednesday the killing of a gray wolf in southern Michigan, hundreds of miles from the state only known wolf population in the Upper Peninsula. A hunter killed the wolf in January in Calhoun County, believing it to be a coyote, according to the Michigan Department of Natural […]
鈥楤order bloodbath’ in Michigan? Here are the facts.
by Lauren Gibbons聽 (Bridge Michigan) GRAND RAPIDS 鈥 Former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats on immigration issues Tuesday in Michigan, calling the situation a 鈥渂loodbath鈥 that could get worse without a border crackdown. Trump latest campaign visit followed the March 22 murder of Ruby Garcia, 25, a Grand Rapids resident […]
Whitmer book spurs president talk, joins list of Michigan political reads
by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rise in Democratic politics in a memoir set for release later this summer, publisher Simon & Schuster announced Friday. The company is calling the book 鈥 titled 鈥淭rue Gretch: What I鈥檝e Learned 糖心视频 Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between,鈥 鈥 an 鈥渦nconventionally honest鈥 […]
Michigan schools have more teachers, fewer students. Are layoffs coming?
by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) Michigan school districts may need to lay off or otherwise cut more than 5,000 teacher jobs in coming years to balance budgets as pandemic relief funding runs out, according to a聽new analysis聽of state public school trends. The report from the nonpartisan Citizens Research Council (CRC) of Michigan points to the […]
For Michigan farmers, danger is another part of the job
by Theo Scheer, Capital News Service (Bridge Michigan) LANSING 鈥 A tractor falls on you. A horse kicks you. A cow pins you against the side of a barn. Your hand gets caught in a corn shucker. These are just some of the accidents Michigan State University researcher Laurel Morano documented in her recent study […]
