Federal food assistance changes taking $95M bite out of Michigan budget
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 As Michigan officials prepare to dive into budget negotiations, major federal changes to how food assistance is funded are poised […]
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 […]
Data center moratoriums pile up in Michigan. No one knows if they’ll work
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 Had anyone asked him a year ago, Tim Boal could barely have described what a data center is. Then, lured […]
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 […]
Michigan program helps farms continue by connecting buyers with sellers
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 Miles MacClure, Northern Michigan Journalism Collaborative, Bridge Michigan CEDAR — For the past three years, David Weeks has searched for a young farmer to […]
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 quietly kills effort to restructure mental health care system
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 Eli Newman, Bridge Michigan Michigan has quietly halted efforts to shake up the way public funds for mental health care in the state are […]
ICE denies targeting Ypsi schools as Michigan lawmakers eye restrictions
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 and Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not targeting Michigan schools or bus stops and no children were […]
Michigan pushes toward 100% clean energy by 2040 despite funding cuts
by Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov, Capital News Service LANSING – Michigan’s current renewable energy target is 50% by 2030 and 60% by 2035, with a goal of 100% clean energy by 2040. However, meeting that timeline presents significant obstacles, experts say. The effort comes as utilities, state regulators and local governments navigate reductions in federal funding for […]
