Author: Bridge Michigan
A push to legalize drug test strips, protect ‘harm reduction’ tactics in MI | Bridge Michigan
The objective of both is harm reduction — the idea of reducing risk by acknowledging that “just say no” isn’t always an effective tactic in
Opinion | We must reinvent Michigan’s education system, starting with how it’s governed | Bridge Michigan
As someone who has worked at multiple levels of Michigan’s public education system, including as a teacher, I know that we didn’t get here overnight.
2024 Michigan elections: Dems claim ‘potential fraud’ in Mike Rogers signatures | Bridge Michigan
Wednesday, May 22 Senate debate canceled as Rogers, Slotkin bow out A scheduled bipartisan U.S. Senate debate at the Mackinac Policy Conference has been canceled
More students graduating in four years from Michigan public universities | Bridge Michigan
At the same time, leaders are discussing what it will take to grow Michigan’s population and retain the people who already live in the state.
Michigan developer gave $450K to lawmakers after $5M housing grant | Bridge Michigan
When asked if the fate of the apartments had rested on securing an earmark, Hertel told Bridge his priority was to get the hotel demolished
Michigan elections FAQ: How to find information about local candidates | Bridge Michigan
It’s a good question, and one that isn’t as easy to answer as in the past, when every community had at least one newspaper that
Michigan town adjusts to life with ‘ghost newsroom,’ as local papers wither | Bridge Michigan
The paper slowly withered over decades, suffering from the same decrease in paid circulation as newspapers across the country as readers opted for free information
Michigan taps opioid funds for tiny drug victims — babies in withdrawal | Bridge Michigan
For babies suffering neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, those first hours and days can be brutal as they go through withdrawal: tremors and seizures, twitching,
Opinion | Locally grown food strengthens our nation’s security and resilience | Bridge Michigan
Yet, in the Grand Traverse/Little Traverse region, farmers and others in our local food economy had been building relationships and resilience for more than 20
Elissa Slokin winning over Senate donors. Her challenge: Win over Black voters | Bridge Michigan
So far, Slotkin is the only candidate with “the level of organization, the level of financial support that you’d expect to see from a winning