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 […]
Michigan license plate cameras face backlash: Big help, or Big Brother?
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 Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) In more than 125 cities and counties across Michigan, nondescript cameras perched near busy roadways snap a picture every time […]
Michigan sees record cougar reports in 2025
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 Laura Herberg (Bridge Magazine) Cougars were detected 31 times in Michigan in 2025, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. That’s the highest […]
