‘No kings’ and ‘no war,’ Trump critics say at protests 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.” by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Thousands of people gathered at the Michigan Capitol — and other sites across the state — on […]
Bike, pedestrian path to be toll-free on Gordie Howe International Bridge
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.” by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) People walking or biking across the soon-to-open Gordie Howe International Bridge will be able to cross the border at no cost, […]
Michigan prison art program helps inmates find voice — and hope
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.” by Janelle D. James, Bridge Michigan ANN ARBOR — At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. […]
A law meant to clean Michigan’s air now costs the state billions with little oversight
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.” by Jena Brooker (Bridge Michigan Environment Watch) Over the last decade, Michigan municipalities have given more than a billion dollars in local tax breaks to […]
Property owners say Michigan hasn’t kept up with contractor fraud
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.” by Mardi Link, For the Northern Michigan Journalism Collaborative, Bridge Michigan BELLAIRE — Kelly Newell sat in the front row of an Antrim County courtroom, […]
Jewish officials seek security funding, reforms after Michigan attack
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.” by Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan Jewish state officials on Monday said more security funding, better education and updates to anti-terrorism laws are needed to combat […]
Michigan boosts bed capacity in ‘horribly underserved’ mental health system
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.” by Eli Newman, Bridge Michigan Families, patients, providers and lawmakers have increasingly called attention to the state’s “lack of service” for thousands of residents in […]
Senate mulls giving Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban the boot
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.” by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) Senate Democrats are pushing to repeal Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban, which remains on the books despite a 2015 US Supreme […]
Michigan synagogue attack: FBI investigating as ‘targeted act of violence’
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 . by Kelly House, Robin Erb and Janelle D. James, Bridge Michigan WEST BLOOMFIELD — The suspect is dead and no congregants […]
Case closed on Michigan’s ‘false electors.’ Dana Nessel won’t appeal dismissal
by Hayley Harding, Votebeat/Bridge Michigan Michigan’s so-called “false electors” case is over after Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Monday she would not appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss the charges faced by 16 individuals who signed documents attempting to certify Michigan’s slate of electors for Donald Trump in 2020, despite Joe Biden’s victory in the […]
