1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1101+ words) In July, Michigan awarded 31 school districts a total of $224 million to fix aging boilers, air conditioning, electrical systems and a building’s leaky roof. For one district, the money represents “a major game changer” that allows it to address needed infrastructure…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (607+ words) At least two times a month in most of the spring and summer, Plymouth resident Larry Martin heads out into the woods to listen. He takes his border collie and walks without a flashlight. Once he’s within earshot of a…...

2+ day, 16+ min ago   (135+ words) Well look at you, Michigan! August is speeding by, and you all look as marvelous as ever. What better way to celebrate than the Bridge Michigan News Quiz, 10 questions guaranteed to preserve youthful vigor and stamina? Last week was hard....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1124+ words) As they seek to portray him as out of touch with mainstream voters, Republicans contend progressive Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed hates many of the things most Michiganders love. El-Sayed is advocating for “doing away with our fireworks, football,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (854+ words) Michigan’s attorney general announced Thursday she was charging five noncitizens for allegedly voting in the 2024 general election, plus one U.S. citizen accused of registering their noncitizen spouse to vote. Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, made the announcement more than…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1255+ words) Thousands of times a year in Michigan schools, students who are considered a potential danger to themselves and others — many of them children with disabilities — are physically restrained or put in seclusion. That’s despite an almost 10-year-old law aimed at…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1194+ words) Journalist Sierra Nadeau recalls the moment, while researching an article on boarding schools for Native Americans, that “my heart sank.” She had grown up among Michigan’s tribal communities, but it was a chance discovery in archival documents that led her…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (330+ words) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has formally opposed Consumers Energy’s planned sale of 13 hydropower dams to a private equity firm, joining a growing chorus of voices saying the deal would put taxpayers and potentially lives at risk. Consumers plans to sell 13 dams…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (420+ words) LANSING — Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate John James has selected state Rep. Jay DeBoyer as his running mate and choice for lieutenant governor. DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, was first elected to the state House in 2022 and previously served as the St. Clair…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1019+ words) For the past five years, Alpena resident Selena Kenny has received a bulk supply of medication every three months from Express Scripts. Her Medicare Advantage plan labels mail-in services as its preferred pharmacy because it offers the lowest price for…...