Gretchen Whitmer: I shouldn’t have hid my face in White House visit
by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday told reporters she regrets hiding her face during a visit to the Oval Office last week, a moment captured in a viral photograph. Whitmer was in Washington D.C., last week to give a speech about manufacturing and meet with President Donald Trump. Her office […]
Citizenship, voter ID proposal gets OK for petition drive
by Hayley Harding (Votebeat for Bridge Michigan) Backers of an effort to require new Michigan voters to produce proof of their U.S. citizenship have the go-ahead to begin their petition drive to get the question on the ballot next November as a proposed constitutional amendment.The bipartisan Board of State Canvassers on Friday unanimously approved a […]
Trump praises Whitmer, vows to ramp up Asian Carp fight to ‘save Lake Michigan’
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earned high praise from President Donald Trump on Wednesday as her one-time critic expressed a willingness to advance several bipartisan priorities for Michigan. Whitmer and House Speaker Matt Hall, a Richland Township Republican, joined the president at an Oval Office event hours after the Democratic governor struck […]
70 international students face deportation in Michigan. Trump won’t say why
by Kelly House & Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) The Trump administration has so far revoked the legal status of more than 70 international students and recent graduates at Michigan’s universities as part of an unannounced and unexplained national push to force deportations. That includes 22 students at the University of Michigan, 12 at Wayne State […]
It’s almost morel season, Michigan! Here’s how to find them — and how to cook them
by Laura Herberg (Bridge Michigan) Soon, the ground will warm to around 55 degrees and wild, edible morel mushrooms will begin popping up in Michigan. The season to find the coveted, nutty-flavored fungus usually starts in mid-April in the southern part of the state and lasts until mid-June in the Upper Peninsula. Morels can be […]
Colder winter a hopeful sign for this year’s fruit crop, Michigan growers say
by Janelle D. James Dennis Strahle is not a professional farmbut grows apples, pawpaws, apricots, persimmons and several types of cherries and nuts. Strahle, who is president of the Michigan Nut and Fruit Growers Association, said around this time last year, the Cornelian cherries and one of his plum trees were in full bloom. The […]
Yes, Canada geese are annoying. But should they be gassed to death in Michigan?
by Laura Herberg (Bridge Michigan) Some people are upset after Michgian’s Natural Resources Commission made it easier this year to gas geese to death. Since 2022, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has allowed property owners or parks staff to apply for permits for Canada geese to be killed using carbon dioxide if the birds were involved […]
Unlocking the secrets of Michigan’s ‘superagers,’ who defy golden years
by Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan In brain scans and blood draws at the University of Michigan, researchers are chasing down clues to so-called “superaging” — the ability of some older people to remain as sharp and active as counterparts decades younger. Is the brain of the superager somehow wired differently, allowing them to slow down […]
Two laws in 90 days: Michigan’s new divided Legislature off to slow start
by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) Michigan’s newly divided Legislature is so far introducing fewer bills, meeting fewer times and finalizing less legislation than the last time Republicans and Democrats began split control in 2007. All told, the GOP-led House and Democratic-led Senate approved just two bills for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to sign into law during […]
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs: What they mean for Michigan
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) In a significant escalation of his administration’s aggressive trade strategy, President Donald Trump unveiled plans for 10% tariffs on nearly all foreign imports — as well as higher levies on products from dozens of countries — hours before 25% tariffs on vehicle imports are set to take effect. Calling Wednesday […]
