Enbridge, Line 5 foes argue tunnel plan before Michigan Supreme Court
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, Bridge Michigan In a packed courtroom in Lansing, lawyers for Enbridge Energy and its critics debated before Michigan’s […]
Stoneflies or leafhoppers: Which could become the official state insect?
By JUSTIN FOX CLAUSEN, Capital News Service Two insects are under consideration as the official state insect: the stonefly and, more recently, the Huron River leafhopper. The topic of a state insect has been bugging Michigan for years. The state is one of two without an official insect, alongside Iowa. The earliest recorded effort at […]
Tolls for new Detroit-Windsor bridge to be cheaper than Ambassador, tunnel
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 The soon-to-open Gordie Howe International Bridge will be the cheapest way for passenger vehicles to […]
New Michigan program aims to train, retain more early childhood teachers
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 Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) One of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s signature initiatives has been to expand the availability of early childhood […]
Michigan falls behind in race to save disappearing farmland
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 Justin Hinkley (Bridge Michigan) Carl Druskovich, a seventh-generation southwest Michigan fruit farmer who still has to work full-time as a […]
Michigan gas prices jump 24 cents as Iran conflict escalates
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 drivers are experiencing sticker shock at the pump this week, as gas prices have spiked nearly a quarter […]
Tech group: Michigan will be sued over efforts to restrain social media
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 — Michigan lawmakers, seeking to rein in the influence of social media and artificial […]
How Michigan helped launch one of the nation’s first passenger airline services
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 Over 800 flights from three continents come through Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, the state’s largest and busiest airport. […]
Where Michigan Secretary of State candidates stand on key election issues
by Hayley Harding, Votebeat, via Bridge Michigan This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. The 2026 elections will decide many things. One of them is who will administer the 2028 presidential election in one of […]
Groups running out of time to raise millions to save unique Michigan prairie
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 Laura Herzberg (Bridge Michigan The clock is ticking to preserve a portion of rare land in Brownstown Township near Detroit. […]
