Fact check: How Gretchen Whitmer delivered — and didn’t — on her promises
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 and Simon Schuster (Bridge Michigan) As she prepares to deliver her final State of the State address next week, Michigan Gov. Gretchen […]
Michigan tribal boarding school report sought apology. Instead, it was shelved
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 A shelved, taxpayer-funded report on tribal boarding schools recommended an apology for Michigan’s role in the deaths and abuse of […]
Michigan fight over special ed services lingers, years after COVID shutdown
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) Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic led Michigan to close its public schools, big questions remain unresolved: Does the state […]
Golden goals: How Michigan athletes fared at the Winter Olympics
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 At least 11 athletes with Michigan ties won gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, including the […]
‘Green Houses’ offer cozier alternative to Michigan nursing homes
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) Afternoon sunshine floods into the large window of her private bedroom, making even more clear at this moment Tanya Hollins’ […]
Shifting farm economy means changes for rural communities
by Lillian Williams, Capital News Service LANSING – As Michigan loses more farms, rural communities are experiencing significant changes, experts say. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that Michigan lost about 1,300 farms between 2023 and 2024. Matt Munsell, a farmer growing corn, wheat and pumpkins in Fowlerville, said that as the agricultural economy has […]
Gretchen Whitmer pitches $88B budget. What it means for Michiganders, schools
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) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday unveiled a record-setting $88 billion state budget plan, proposing to tap the state’s “rainy […]
Trump cancels federal climate regulations. Here’s what it means for 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 Trump administration announced Thursday it will no longer police climate pollution, the latest in a series of regulatory rollbacks […]
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 […]
