Michigan synagogue attack: FBI investigating as ‘targeted act of violence’
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 . by Kelly House, Robin Erb and Janelle D. James, Bridge Michigan WEST BLOOMFIELD — The suspect is dead and no congregants […]
Case closed on Michigan’s ‘false electors.’ Dana Nessel won’t appeal dismissal
by Hayley Harding, Votebeat/Bridge Michigan Michigan’s so-called “false electors” case is over after Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Monday she would not appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss the charges faced by 16 individuals who signed documents attempting to certify Michigan’s slate of electors for Donald Trump in 2020, despite Joe Biden’s victory in the […]
Enbridge, Line 5 foes argue tunnel plan before Michigan Supreme Court
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 . by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan In a packed courtroom in Lansing, lawyers for Enbridge Energy and its critics debated before Michigan’s […]
Stoneflies or leafhoppers: Which could become the official state insect?
By JUSTIN FOX CLAUSEN, Capital News Service Two insects are under consideration as the official state insect: the stonefly and, more recently, the Huron River leafhopper. The topic of a state insect has been bugging Michigan for years. The state is one of two without an official insect, alongside Iowa. The earliest recorded effort at […]
Tolls for new Detroit-Windsor bridge to be cheaper than Ambassador, tunnel
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 . by Janelle D James (Bridge Michigan The soon-to-open Gordie Howe International Bridge will be the cheapest way for passenger vehicles to […]
New Michigan program aims to train, retain more early childhood teachers
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 . by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) One of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s signature initiatives has been to expand the availability of early childhood […]
Michigan falls behind in race to save disappearing farmland
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 . by Justin Hinkley (Bridge Michigan) Carl Druskovich, a seventh-generation southwest Michigan fruit farmer who still has to work full-time as a […]
Michigan gas prices jump 24 cents as Iran conflict escalates
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 Michigan drivers are experiencing sticker shock at the pump this week, as gas prices have spiked nearly a quarter […]
Tech group: Michigan will be sued over efforts to restrain social media
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 . by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Michigan lawmakers, seeking to rein in the influence of social media and artificial […]
How Michigan helped launch one of the nation’s first passenger airline services
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.” by Janelle D. James, Bridge Michigan Over 800 flights from three continents come through Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, the state’s largest and busiest airport. […]
