Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan lakes
by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan In addition to shorter ski seasons, worsening ticks and allergies and shrinking boreal forests, climate change has hit the Great Lakes State in another way: shrinking fish. That’s according to new research stemming from a massive crowdsourced effort to digitize decades-old scientific observations written on notecards by scientists with what’s […]
Michigan lawmakers OK ‘pork’ reform after scandals, investigations
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 Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Legislators agreed to formally overhaul Michigan’s earmark process on Thursday, forcing lawmakers to publicly disclose proposed spending […]
Michigan defends new pot tax, arguing it doesn’t alter voter-approved law
by Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Michigan’s new wholesale marijuana tax law does not alter “in any way” the 2018 ballot proposal voters approved to legalize recreational sales, according to state attorneys urging a judge to toss a lawsuit that seeks to block the tax. In early October, lawmakers gave final approval to a […]
Michigan autism group rallies to save key program after state slashes $2M
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) A Michigan organization serving people with autism and their families is raising money and trying to relaunch a signature program […]
So long, pennies! US stops making cents. Michigan customers feel the pinch
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 Ron French, Bridge Michigan The United States has stopped making cents. The penny, that is. Production of pennies has been phasing down for months. […]
Holiday travel? Michiganders warned of ‘juice jacking’ at charging ports
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 Magazine) If you’re traveling for the holidays, public USB charging stations may offer a convenient way to charge your phone, […]
Michigan OKs landmark regulations that push up-front costs to data centers
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 LANSING — Michigan regulators on Thursday adopted landmark standards for the booming data center industry with a plan they say tries […]
Michigan program for troubled girls is closing. Officials fear more will follow
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 Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) What had been one of Michigan’s largest treatment programs for troubled girls is slated to close, with facility officials blaming […]
Five reasons health insurance rates are rising so much in Michigan
by Eli Newman, Bridge Michigan Michael Steinberg is “petrified” about finding coverage on the individual Affordable Care Act marketplace, where Michigan’s insurers have raised rates more than 20% on average for 2026. The 62-year-old criminal defense attorney lives in West Bloomfield and needs insurance to cover medication for diabetes and high blood pressure and related […]
As Lansing mulls change, Michigan schools face uphill fight against absenteeism
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 Ron French, Bridge Michigan Lawrence Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Williamson isn’t waiting for Michigan lawmakers to solve the attendance crisis. In […]
