Michigan lawmakers mull regulating kratom and ‘gas station heroin’ byproduct
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 Michigan lawmakers Thursday debated possible restrictions of kratom, a product largely unregulated now in Michigan. The Michigan Kratom Consumer Protection […]
After long legal battle, Michigan toughens poop patrol at factory farms
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 More than five years after first announcing stricter controls on industrial farm pollution in Michigan, state environmental regulators will finally […]
Food assistance to ‘pause’ for 1.4M in Michigan due to federal 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 Lauren Gibbons & Eli Newman (Bridge Michigan) Food assistance for more than a million Michigan residents will “temporarily pause” starting in November if the […]
Michigan skywatchers turn eyes to Earth’s new ‘quasi moon’
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 A faint asteroid discovered in August has joined Earth’s orbiting neighborhood, traveling alongside our planet and behaving like […]
Michigan seeks to limit rest stop stays. Some fear ‘criminalizing homelessness’
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 The Michigan Department of Transportation is attempting to formalize rules that would limit camping, panhandling and long-term stays at […]
Whitmer pardons Hmong refugee facing deportation in ‘race against time’
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 A Hmong refugee detained by federal immigration officials in July over a decades-old criminal conviction was pardoned by Gov. Gretchen […]
Iconic Michigan songbird undergoes concerning population decline
by Clara Lincolnhol, Capital News Service One of Michigan’s most rare, iconic and celebrated bird species is the Kirtland’s warbler. Nearly extinct in the 1970s, decades-long, targeted conservation efforts helped their population rebound. In 2019, the bird was taken off the federal endangered species list, and a 2021 census reported a population of a little more than […]
Michigan health care woes: Insurers leaving, rates rising, subsidies in limbo
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 Eli Newman, Bridge Michigan With less than two weeks until open enrollment starts, thousands of Michigan residents face a triple challenge. Not only are […]
Tiny Michigan town hopes to stop data center with ballot initiative
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. And was republished 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 […]
‘No Kings’ protests draw big crowds across 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 Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan GLADWIN — Protesters gathered in large numbers throughout Michigan for the second nationwide “No Kings Day” events, increasingly large […]
