Survey: 1-in-10 Michigan districts cut class staff for new school year
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 Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan One in 10 Michigan school districts have made classroom personnel cuts ahead of this academic year, according […]
Should Michigan officials lose pay for missed budget deadlines? House plan fails
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 LANSING — As a potential government shutdown looms, Michigan lawmakers are debating whether to temporarily strip their own pay — […]
Michigan schools returning without state budget, warning free meals may not last
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 Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) As Michigan students begin to return to school next week, education officials are increasingly concerned about a stalemate in […]
Smoky summers are Michigan’s new norm, experts say
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) Shifting winds have given Michigan a respite from the wildfire smoke that has repeatedly blanketed the state this summer (and last summer and the summer […]
GOP slams ‘woke’ politics, bathroom signs as Monroe college tax vote nears
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 Kozlowski (Bridge Michigan) Gender-inclusive bathrooms are threatening a second attempt to renew a millage for Monroe County’s only higher education institution. Monroe County Community College […]
Michigan Senate OKs sexual ‘deepfake’ ban, may consider porn site age checks
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) LANSING — Michigan may soon become the latest state to criminalize the creation and distribution of fake and sexually explicit material — […]
Matt DePerno runs for Michigan attorney general again despite felony charges
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 Hayley Harding, Votebeat (Bridge Michigan) Matt DePerno, the Michigan lawyer facing felony charges for allegedly tampering with voting machines in a hotel room in 2020, is taking another […]
Trump admin cancels $156M Michigan solar program as coal plant decision looms
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 and Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) The Trump administration has canceled $156 million in federal grants that were supposed to help low-income Michiganders install solar […]
Michigan regulators heard arguments on restricting factory farm pollution on Friday
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 Eli Newman (Bridge Michigan) The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) held a public hearing Friday on a policy that could shape pollution […]
Michigan expunged a refugee’s criminal record. He may be deported anyway
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) Aside from the refugee camp in Thailand where he was born after the Vietnam War, Michigan is the only home St. Johns […]
