Michigan homeless camp crackdowns leave some ‘just trying to survive’
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 — The radio is silent in Greg Pratt’s van, but that doesn’t mean it’s quiet as dozens of styrofoam containers filled […]
For one Michigan clerk, this week’s ‘boring’ election was an opportunity
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 for Bridge Michigan) On one of her two purple phones, Livonia City Clerk Lori Miller has a sticker that proudly proclaims “I 💜 […]
Whitmer meets with Trump, seeks delay on Medicaid change that will cost Michigan
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 — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, lobbying him to delay implementation […]
Michigan awards $87 million for schools to buy proven literacy materials
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) More than 550 public school districts will receive state funds to upgrade their reading curricula and cover the cost of training teachers […]
Michigan Head Start, health programs scramble amid immigration crackdown
by Eli Newman (Bridge Michigan) For more than 50 years, Northwest Michigan Health Services has served as a safety net for the uninsured living Up North. The nonprofit organization was founded to serve the region’s migrant community. It’s a federally qualified health center system, and its four sites are tasked with helping everyone that comes through […]
Complaints mount as Whitmer waits on vacant Michigan Senate seat
by Jordyn Hermani and Hayley Harding (Votebeat/Bridge Michigan) It’s been more than 200 days since voters in Michigan’s 35th District have had a state Senator, prompting growing and bipartisan complaints over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s refusal to call a special election to fill a vacant seat. “We’re being taxed, but we have no representative in the […]
Amid push to grow birth rates, Michigan takes new approach: Cash for moms
by Associated Press (Bridge Michigan) FLINT — A procession of mothers wearing red sashes, pushing strollers and tending to toddlers made their way Friday to a little festival in Flint, Michigan, where families received diapers and kids played. It was called a “baby parade.” The sashes indicated the women were participants of a growing program […]
Breast milk deliveries from Michigan prison benefit babies with moms behind bars
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) Inside Michigan’s only women’s prison, some mothers are finding a way to nurture their babies from behind bars — by pumping breast milk that’s hand-delivered to their children on the outside. Volunteers with Mama’s Mobile Milk provide lactation support for women at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility. made their first […]
Michigan weather radar blindspots meant no warning for Deckerville tornado
by Austin Rowlader (Bridge Michigan) An F-1 tornado touched down in Deckerville last Saturday without warning from local officials or the National Weather Service. No one was injured in the storm, but the tornado caused widespread damage as it traveled on the ground for three minutes between 4:18 and 4:21 p.m. It traveled 1.7 miles and […]
Michigan is consolidating election precincts. Will voters face longer lines?
Hayley Harding (Bridge Michigan/Votebeat) Across Michigan, thousands of voters are getting new precincts — and in some cases, new polling places — as officials redraw their maps to take advantage of a new state law that allows for more consolidation of precincts. The new law, which increased the maximum size of a precinct from 2,999 to […]
