Michigan nears school cellphone ban. What to know.
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 Magazine) Michigan may soon limit students from using smartphones in traditional public and charter schools under a bill that passed the […]
Report: Michigan churns through teachers at unsustainable rate
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 (Bridge Magazine) Michigan teachers are leaving the field at an unsustainable rate, forcing an increased reliance on those with temporary or interim […]
Michigan ‘a pretty sick state’ amid surge of ‘super flu,’ COVID cases
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 Peak flu season may be worse than usual this year, driven in part by a potent new strain of influenza. […]
Before road funding deal, road builder money flowed to Michigan lawmakers
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 — Less than two months before Michigan lawmakers finalized a historic deal to pump as much as $2 […]
Michigan EV fees spike under road funding deal, now nation’s highest
by Kelly House and Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Michigan’s roughly 122,000 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners are in for some sticker shock the next time they renew their plates. Their annual vehicle registration fees have skyrocketed to the nation’s highest in 2026, the result of a road funding package passed last fall […]
Michigan House GOP sues to try to block $645M restored after Nessel opinion
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 The Republican-led Michigan House on Friday sued 16 state departments along with a slew of senior officials to try […]
Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes — and no one is coming to 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 Robin Erb and Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, […]
Michigan makes gains in moving data, with fewer people leaving state
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 population may be continuing to stabilize as nearly equal numbers of people moved to and from the state […]
Regulators approve DTE contracts for Saline Township data center
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 Despite criticism that they were acting too fast, state utility regulators on Thursday, December 18 approved DTE Energy’s proposal to […]
Michigan lost billions in climate-related investments in Trump’s first 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 Kelly House, Bridge Michigan What a difference a year (and a political leadership change) makes. At this time in 2024, Michigan was expecting a […]
