Dixon, Hernandez ticket prevails in contentious Michigan GOP convention
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Michigan Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon is heading toward the November election with her preferred running mate: Former state Rep. Shane Hernandez. Hernandez prevailed Saturday in a contested, raucous, and at times chaotic Michigan Republican Party convention in Lansing, where delegates voted to make him the party’s nominee […]
Men convicted in Whitmer kidnapping trial to be sentenced in December
by Yue Stella Yu (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Two men convicted this week of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be sentenced in December, a federal court in Grand Rapids announced Wednesday. Adam Fox of Potterville, Michigan, and Barry Croft, of Delaware, face up to life in prison after a jury Tuesday found them […]
MI community colleges ditching remedial courses to keep students enrolled
by Ron French (Bridge Michigan) Abby Melson admits she wasn’t the best student in high school. She scraped by with Ds in English in an online high school, which she attended from her home in Benton Harbor. Almost two years after graduating in 2020, Melson worked up the nerve to enroll at Lake Michigan College, […]
Biden student loan forgiveness plan: What it means for Michigan
by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) President Biden announced Wednesday that he would cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. For low-income students receiving Pell Grants, that award will be doubled. Biden also extended a pandemic-related pause on student loan collections and interest through the end of the year. […]
Michigan gas prices fall for 10 straight weeks. How long can that last?
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) Michigan’s average gas price hit $3.88 per gallon last Wednesday, a three-cent decline over the past three days. The drop underscores a quiet but significant 10-week decline in gas prices since they hit a state record in June, though experts say the steady declines could end by Labor Day and […]
Judge issues preliminary injunction to block enforcement of abortion ban
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) County prosecutors won’t be able to enforce Michigan’s decades-old abortion ban while legal challenges continue, a judge ruled Friday. Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham granted a request from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s legal team and issued a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 ban on abortion. Cunningham said […]
Who is Shane Hernandez, Tudor Dixon’s pick for Michigan lieutenant governor?
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) Michigan Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon announced Friday that she has selected former state Rep. Shane Hernandez of Port Huron to be her running mate. Dixon announced her choice for lieutenant governor by press release around 4pm, roughly one hour before a Michigan Republican Party deadline to submit a name prior to […]
Pedestrian deaths are rising on Michigan roads, the reason is up for debate
by Roni Kane (Bridge Michigan) In August 2021, in the parking lot of a Shop-N-Save in northern Michigan’s Benzie County, a 77-year-old woman was struck and killed by a large pick-up truck. In October, a high school senior walking home from school in Rochester was hit by another student driving through an intersection right next to their high school. […]
Challenges aim to keep abortion, voting proposals off Michigan ballot
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) Conservative groups are fighting to keep Michigan voting and abortion rights proposals off the Nov. 8 ballot, arguing a formatting and omission errors should invalidate petitions signed by hundreds of thousands of registered voters. The Promote the Vote 2022 petition, which would allow for nine days of early voting and […]
One year later Afghan refugees in Michigan finding jobs, still seek asylum
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge Michigan) GRAND RAPIDS — Nearly a year after he fled Afghanistan, Mohammad Amin Haidary still lives in two worlds. There’s the new life he’s trying to build in Grand Rapids, as he beamed with pride after landing a job as project engineer with a local landscaping and land survey firm. But […]
