City Council hears from the 4-Corners Protectors
by Marsha Chartrand A small group of Manchester’s protectors attended the February 2 City Council meeting to ask how the City and the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office plan to be proactive about the possibility of ICE appearing in the Manchester area. Their attendance coincided with heightened tensions in the county and around the state, and […]
Gretchen Whitmer pitches $88B budget. What it means for Michiganders, schools
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday unveiled a record-setting $88 billion state budget plan, proposing to tap the state’s “rainy […]
This plant invaded Michigan with ‘chemical warfare.’ Can beetles defeat it?
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Despised for killing off native plants but beloved for its nectar-rich flowers, invasive spotted knapweed has been spreading across Michigan […]
Are campgrounds a solution to Michigan housing crunch? Some lawmakers think so
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Janelle D James, Bridge Michigan. As Michigan faces housing and worker shortages, state lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would allow people in areas […]
Worth Repeating reaches new level of giving
submitted by Pat Sahakian, Worth Repeating Worth Repeating celebrates returning over $175,000 to Manchester since reopening the store in March of 2020. As a thank you to the community, we will have free cake for all our customers between 10am and 2pm on Valentine’s Day. All pink and red merchandise is 50% off during the […]
Michigan lawmakers take up ‘critically important’ data center debate
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Amid growing pushback to data center developments across Michigan, a state House oversight committee is zeroing in on the topic […]
Michigan sends message to 80,000 high school students: Take AP classes
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Kim Koslowski (Bridge Michigan) For the fourth consecutive year, thousands of Michigan public school students will be getting a letter from the state, encouraging them […]
How much lottery ticket cash ends up in Michigan classrooms? We did the math
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) It’s an annual ritual in Michigan: The state proclaiming how much cash the lottery is pouring into schools. Gov. Gretchen […]
Water main breaks proliferate throughout southeast Michigan in winter’s cold
by Marsha Chartrand You see it everywhere — on local news, national news, in your own neighborhoods. “Water Main Breaks Causing Flooding, Boil Water Alert Issued.” And it could be anywhere — Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Warren, or even Manchester — anytime. They don’t make schedules for these kinds of disasters. Manchester has been spared the […]
Hundreds of miles of new transmission lines planned in Michigan
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) The company that owns much of Michigan’s electrical transmission system is planning to build more than 350 miles of new […]
