Author: Interlochen Public Radio
JD Vance in Michigan: Trump will send National Guard to Detroit if Whitmer asks
Vice President JD Vance offered to send National Guard troops to Detroit in a speech touting the Trump administrationâs new tax-and-spending law. Bridge checked key facts from speeches by Vance and others….
50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald, Michigan author explores its mystery, legend
Author John U. Baconâs forthcoming book about the Great Lakesâ most famous shipwreck concludes that many factors âcame together at exactly the wrong place and the wrong timeâ to doom the freighter….
Michigan launches electronic ballot portal for overseas military voters
Military voters can use a new online portal to submit their ballots, but others living overseas still have to use the mail….
Michigan chronic absenteeism inches down but remains higher than pre-pandemic
More than 1 in 4 students are chronically absent across the state. School leaders told researchers that absenteeism was a top priority in 2024-2025 school year….
Michigan earmarks face scrutiny as judge reviews millions for ballparks
A Michigan judge is considering whether taxpayer funded earmarks, which have totaled over $1 billion in recent years, violate the state Constitution….