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 […]
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 […]
