Author: Bridge Michigan
Michigan will be home to first Stellantis EV factory in US | Bridge Michigan
Automaker announced $406 million in investments to add EV capability in 3 legacy factories in the state….
How does Michigan use its opioid dollars? Here’s how Bridge found out | Bridge Michigan
Without a central reporting requirement, Michiganders can be left in the dark at how their communities are using funds to combat the drug crisis. Bridgeâs investigation is the most exhaustive to date….
Amid drug crisis, one Michigan city is using money to help backfill budget | Bridge Michigan
Farmington Hills has used about $120,000 from an opioid lawsuit settlement to repay itself for past drug-fighting costs. Almost all other cities are using the money to help current users or future drug-fighting efforts….
Michigan communities sit on $90M meant to help drug users, Bridge finds | Bridge Michigan
Michigan doesnât track how cities are spending their share of a landmark lawsuit settlement with opioid manufacturers. A Bridge investigation finds 4 in 10 havenât spent money yet on the crisis that has upended thousands of lives….
How is your Michigan community spending opioid settlement money? Look it up | Bridge Michigan
Use Bridgeâs database to search how opioid settlement funds are being allocated by community in Michigan. Most of the money is being spent on recovery, drug courts, defibrillators and the like….