Whitmer and Republican leaders join forces to study Michigan jail reforms
by Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday launched a bipartisan effort to study Michigan’s crowded county jail system and recommend policy changes to cut costs and reduce the number of return offenders. Through an executive order, Whitmer created the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, which is to report its findings — […]
Dana Nessel, Michigan’s attorney general, plows through Lansing
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel last read Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” as a senior at the University of Michigan. The book’s misogynist dystopia is now close to reality, she told a room of nodding, pink-clad women at a Planned Parenthood conference in Lansing on Tuesday. If modern politics become more like […]
Shooter drills. Anxious teachers. Flying staplers. Michigan schools prepare.
The image that keeps Laura Roth awake at night is a door. It is metallic blue with a silver door knob and a poster filled with quotes from students in Roth’s seventh-grade history class at Tappan Middle School in Ann Arbor. At night, she pictures her classroom door locked during a school shooting. According to […]
Michigan doesn’t track school security – or fund safety office it created
by Ron French, Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) How prepared are Michigan schools to thwart a mass shooting? It’s difficult to tell, because of minimal state-level regulation and reporting. No office collects or records what schools across the state are doing to thwart school shooters, according to Nancy Becker Bennett, director of the grants and community service at Michigan […]
Fixing typo, Michigan loosens U.P. brook trout limits — for now
by Jim Malewitz (Bridge) LANSING — Anglers this season may catch up to 10 brook trout per day across 33 Upper Peninsula streams stretching 1,200 miles, double the limit elsewhere in Michigan. But the relaxed regulation could be short-lived. The state’s Natural Resources Commission last week reaffirmed the 10-trout threshold for a select group of streams scattered […]
Yes, it takes billions to fix Michigan roads. No, taxpayers don’t want to pay.
by Ron French (Bridge) The question isn’t whether it will take a lot more money to fix Michigan roads. The question, according to an array of experts Thursday, is whether politicians have the will to do it. At a Solutions Summit sponsored by The Center for Michigan (the nonprofit organization that includes Bridge Magazine) and Public Sector […]
Chippy Barn Mercantile ribbon cutting & open house
Chippy Barn Mercantile, located on the lower level of the Shoppes of Alber Mill held a ribbon cutting and open house on Saturday to celebrate a successful first 6 months in business. Shoppers chose an Easter egg out of a basket to receive a discount on their purchase or a treat of some sort. The Shoppes […]
Library hosts MHS art show
by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library hosted the annual MHS Student Art Reception on Friday, April 5th, welcoming more than 200 local students, friends, and family for an evening of art and refreshments. The artwork was judged by local professional artists, and first and second place winners were selected in eight […]
Easter egg hunt & breakfast with the Easter bunny this weekend
Easter is Sunday, April 21st this year and if you are looking for something fun to do with children on Saturday, the pancake breakfast with the Easter bunny and long standing Mens Club Easter Egg Hunt are options! This Saturday, April 20th, the Sportsman Club located at 8501 Grossman Rd., will be holding their 7th Annual Breakfast […]
MUMC hosting presentation on domestic violence, suicide and gun safety
On Wednesday, April 24 from 7 to 8:30 pm, the Manchester United Methodist Church located at 501 Ann Arbor St will host “Creating Safe Communities: Understanding Domestic Violence, Suicide and Gun Safety,” a presentation by Dr. Nic Cooper, LPS, LMSW. This presentation will help participants understand and identify the dynamics that underlie domestic violence, in […]
