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COVID Tracker | Cases increase; Bridge discontinuing tracker
Last updated Tuesday, April 30, at 2:31 p.m. Because hospital reporting data is now voluntary, Bridge Michigan stopped its weekly updates of COVID numbers on April 30, 2024. For more interactive maps and charts, see the Michigan Coronavirus Dashboard, showing vaccine distribution information, case numbers, locations, deaths and demographics. Michigan...
Michigan backtracks ‘co-conspirator’ claim in fake electors probe
LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel is walking back claims former Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox is an “unindicted co-conspirator” in a plot to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results. But Nessel’s office isn’t saying whether her investigator, who named Cox last week in...
Whitmer seeks $670M for Michigan schools. Critics call it a ‘raid’
Michigan Democrats proposing to boost school budgets by reducing teacher retirement fund contributions. Gov. Whitmer and allies contend it’s safe to redirect payments to the fully funded health care system back into classrooms. Republicans call it a ‘raid’ on teacher pension system that could jeopardize promises to retirees...
2024 Michigan elections: Trump bashes criminal charges; Biden coming to Detroit
FREELAND — Fighting criminal charges that threaten his comeback campaign, former President Donald Trump on Wednesday used a Michigan speech to suggest he is facing harsher treatment than notorious mobster Al Capone. “Has anyone ever heard about him?,” Trump said of Capone, the Chicago-based crime boss who purportedly had...
2024 Michigan elections: Trump draws big crowds for rally; Biden coming to Detroit
Chris Cooper of Freeland and Pat Fairbrother of Cadillac load a life-sized cutout of former President Donald Trump into their vehicle in preparation for Wednesday's rally at MBS International Airport in Freeland. (Bridge photo by Dale Young) Last updated: Wednesday, May 1, at 5:35 p.m. This post will be continuously...
2024 Michigan elections: Saginaw County prepares for Trump rally; Biden coming to Detroit
Chris Cooper of Freeland and Pat Fairbrother of Cadillac load a life-sized cutout of former President Donald Trump into their vehicle in preparation for Wednesday's rally at MBS International Airport in Freeland. (Bridge photo by Dale Young) Last updated: Wednesday, May 1, at 12:43 p.m. This post will be continuously...
Infant mental health: Michigan clinic aims to build resiliency for a lifetime
DETROIT — In the bright lights of a doctor’s exam room and as strangers move and talk around her, tiny Isis’s deep brown eyes search for her father’s. Terrence Fulton’s hands wrap around her 15-day-old body — a squirmy child, just north of 7 pounds.
Michigan boat owners are reminded to renew their watercraft
Michigan boat owners may need to renew their watercraft registration, which is valid for three years. Boat owners who fail to properly register their boats can face a civil fine up to $500. Boats should also be cleaned and properly ‘dewintered’ to prevent the spread of invasive species.
Swim season is coming to Michigan. Swimmer's itch may be going away
LANSING — Jeff Stratton’s beloved Larks Lake left his feet and legs covered in hundreds of itchy red welts. “It was horrible,” said Stratton, 68, “Crazy itchy. Crazy painful.”. The itching was caused by Trichobilharzia stagnicolae, a tiny parasite that ran wild in the lake’s mergansers...
As federal funds flow, Michigan aims to train 5,000 infrastructure workers
LANSING — Michigan’s labor agency must develop plans to train 5,000 new infrastructure workers by 2030 under an executive directive Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Monday. The directive, Whitmer’s first of 2024 and effective immediately, also requires the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to establish a statewide strategy aimed at meeting infrastructure workforce development needs by May 1, 2025.
Probe of wolf shot in south Michigan, far from habitat, focuses on trap wounds
MARSHALL — The criminal investigation into the January killing of a wolf in southern Michigan — far from its known habitat —includes evidence suggesting it may have been injured by a foothold trap in the weeks before it was shot. The death of the endangered animal near...
Who’s running for U.S. Senate in Michigan: Peter Meijer drops out
LANSING — Former U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer abruptly withdrew from the race to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow on Friday. Meijer’s withdrawal came just two days after he filed 23,497 petition signatures to qualify for the Republican primary ballot. He said in a statement that the “fundamentals of the race have changed significantly” since he launched his campaign.
‘Taylor Swift’ bills would stop bots from hoarding concert tix in Michigan
State Reps. Mike McFall and Graham Filler introduced ‘Taylor Swift’ legislation. The bipartisan plan would help enforce a federal law against using bots to snap up concert tickets online. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Regulatory Reform. State lawmakers want to crack down on individuals...
Battle lines drawn in fight for Michigan House majority: What to know
Fields set as Republicans, Democrats battle for control of the Michigan House. Both parties targeting swing districts, including six Democrats won by fewer than 2,000 votes in 2022 for a narrow two-seat majority. Several incumbents facing primary challenges, including both major party leaders and a trio of far-right Republicans. One...
Opinion | Michigan students need help. But not all tutoring is created equal
The need for effective tutoring is dire in Michigan, as highlighted by the 2023 M-STEP results: 56.1% of third through seventh-grade students are not testing as proficient in reading and 65% are not testing as proficient in math. Ample research underscores the effectiveness of high-impact tutoring in addressing achievement gaps...
Southern Michigan dead wolf mystery deepens; records suggest it was trapped
Investigative reports appear to support a hunter’s version that he killed a wolf in January in southern Michigan. That is 300 miles south of the known habitat of the endangered species. The reports are unlikely to quell the controversy over the incident, which has prompted a criminal investigation. Newly...
Wolf mystery deepens; records show it was trapped in southern Michigan
Investigative reports appear to support a hunter’s version that he killed a wolf in January thinking it was a coyote. That is 300 miles south of the known habitat of the endangered species. The reports are unlikely to quell the controversy over the incident, which has prompted a criminal...
Pro-Palestinian protests spread to Michigan State amid nationwide arrests
EAST LANSING — Pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread to a second Michigan campus Thursday, as students at Michigan State University set up a tent encampment to demand the school end any support for Israel. A similar encampment at the University of Michigan, which began Monday, has emerged as a test between...
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