Michigan’s bipartisan budget deal aims to ‘protect’ Medicaid. Here’s how
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 — Michigan officials are attempting to head off a multibillion-dollar loss in Medicaid funding as insurer and hospital […]
Michigan National Guard troops headed south to assist border patrol
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 Roughly 120 Michigan National Guard troops are being deployed to the US southern border amid a federal crackdown in illegal […]
Amid tariffs, a ‘burst of optimism’ for one Michigan manufacturer
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 For steel wire manufacturer Drew Greenblatt, business is booming — a recent upswing he says likely wouldn’t have happened without […]
Michigan launches first annual Microplastics Awareness Week
by Julia Belden (Capital News Service) Microplastics are everywhere: in our water, our food and even our bodies. At under 5mm in size – smaller than a pencil eraser – microplastics are a significant source of pollution in the Great Lakes, according to the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. The growing problem inspired the Department […]
Whitefish crash has Michigan fishers on the brink: ‘It makes you want to cry’
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 For more than three decades, Great Lakes fisherman Richard Boda has kept a handwritten logbook of his time on the […]
Michigan Marijuana group sues to block new tax central to road funding deal
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 Just hours after a new 24% wholesale tax on marijuna was signed into law, a group representing Michigan’s cannabis […]
Michigan students lag in reading. Will mandatory teacher training help?
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 Isobel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) First grade teacher Danielle Cover remembers when she learned about literacy during her university training. But it was years later […]
Michigan budget bans financial incentives to boost attendance on Count Day
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 Lori Higgins, (Chalkbeat Detroit for Bridge Michigan) The state budget Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed this week included transparency requirements — one would give parents […]
Trade tariffs are hurting Michigan soybean export market
by Samantha Ku, Capital News Service LANSING – Since Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has increased tariffs on U.S. imports from all global partners, triggering retaliatory tariffs by China, Canada and the European Union on U.S. exports, including soybeans. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the value of soybean exports reached $24.47 billion in […]
Michigan deer hunting season off to strong start despite disease concerns
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) Michigan’s deer hunting season is in full swing, with archery hunters already in the woods and firearm season just […]
