State News

 Marsha Chartrand

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 […]

 Marsha Chartrand

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 […]

 Marsha Chartrand

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 […]

 Sara Swanson

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 […]

 Sara Swanson

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 […]

 Sara Swanson

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. […]

 Sara Swanson

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 […]

 Marsha Chartrand

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. […]

 Sara Swanson

How a sword and SWAT standoff sparked fury over Michigan mental health crisis

by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan  Ruben Peeler’s downstairs neighbor and landlords knew he needed help — help they couldn’t provide. So they did what they thought they were supposed to do, calling 911 on multiple occasions as the Ypsilanti man’s behavior grew more erratic and their efforts to break through weren’t working. They called again […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Gretchen Whitmer’s last State of the State: Literacy, legacy and a Trump thank you

by Jordyn Hermani & Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her eighth and final State of the State address Wednesday night, calling for action to tackle Michigan’s literacy crisis, create an affordable housing tax credit, limit the impact of medical debt and turn the temperature down on partisan fighting. In a roughly 50-minute […]

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