Three years in, funds to fight opioids still unspent in some Michigan counties
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 Ron French, Bridge Michigan More than three years after Michigan communities began receiving millions of dollars to fight the opioid epidemic, some have yet […]
More Michigan prisoners than ever are getting educations, job training
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) In Michigan prison classrooms and workshops, the numbers are climbing: More inmates than ever are earning high school diplomas, […]
Grants will boost research on PFAS contamination of farmland
by Karlee VanAntwerp, Capital News Services LANSING – The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a new research grant program to combat farmland contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The program will give up to $400,000 for projects such as research about PFAS sources, soil dynamics and mitigating and remediating contamination. PFAS, […]
Political parties, not voters, to pick key Michigan candidates
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 Jordyn Hermani, (Bridge Michigan) Michigan’s next Republican and Democratic nominees for secretary of state and attorney general will soon be decided — without any […]
ICE presence rising at Michigan health care facilities, rights groups say
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 Eli Newman, Bridge Michigan Dr. Lauren Snyder, a family physician in west Michigan, has had to adjust to encountering ICE as part of her […]
Q&A: Tariff uncertainty far from over for Michigan businesses
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 Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) As the Trump administration reassesses tariffs struck down by the US Supreme Court and prepares a key review of a trade agreement […]
‘No kings’ and ‘no war,’ Trump critics say at protests across 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.” by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Thousands of people gathered at the Michigan Capitol — and other sites across the state — on […]
Bike, pedestrian path to be toll-free on Gordie Howe International Bridge
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) People walking or biking across the soon-to-open Gordie Howe International Bridge will be able to cross the border at no cost, […]
Michigan prison art program helps inmates find voice — and hope
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 ANN ARBOR — At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. […]
A law meant to clean Michigan’s air now costs the state billions with little oversight
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 Jena Brooker (Bridge Michigan Environment Watch) Over the last decade, Michigan municipalities have given more than a billion dollars in local tax breaks to […]
