A Michigan dairy CAFO clash over manure digesters and clean water
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The New Lede. by Brian Bienkowski, The New Lede GRATIOT COUNTY — Dennis Kellogg has farmed for six decades, at times raising dairy cows or hogs and now mostly growing soybeans. A lot has stayed the same in the sixth-generation farmer’s sparsely populated mid-Michigan community, but one […]
Supporters tout benefits of kratom, but will it stall Michigan drug fight?
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 Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan In its battle against opioids, some worry that brightly packaged, relatively new products sold in liquor stores, smoke shops and […]
This plant invaded Michigan with ‘chemical warfare.’ Can beetles defeat it?
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) Despised for killing off native plants but beloved for its nectar-rich flowers, invasive spotted knapweed has been spreading across Michigan […]
Are campgrounds a solution to Michigan housing crunch? Some lawmakers think so
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. As Michigan faces housing and worker shortages, state lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would allow people in areas […]
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 […]
