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Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter joins Bridge Michigan
Matt Mencarini, a decorated investigative journalist, began this week as Bridge’s accountability and data reporter.
As data centers grow in Michigan, officials ask: How many tax breaks are enough?
: Local tax abatements were created for manufacturers that create tons of jobs. As Saline Township is set to approve a local break worth $147 million a year, some ask if local bre…
Outside spending floods Michigan’s US Senate race — most for Haley Stevens
Outside groups have already spent more than $41 million in Michigan's US Senate race, including $15 million from an AIPAC offshoot to benefit Democrat Haley Stevens over Abdul El-…
Michigan Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollment slumps amid rising costs
Michigan lost 130,000 enrollments in marketplace plans in February 2026, part of a national wave of dropoffs.
AI campaign ads are here. Is Michigan’s new deepfake law ready?
From a candidate fist fight to a potential tractor attack, AI-generated political ads are putting Michigan’s new deepfake law to the test.
Michigan cherry growers brace for small harvest. Some cancel U-Pick
Spring frosts meant summer troubles for Michigan cherry farmers, who are lowering expectations and offerings.
Federal policy shields safety details of many Michigan dams. Foes demand change
Critics say owners of nearly 100 dams in Michigan take advantage of policies passed after 2001 terror attacks to deprive the public of basic information about the structures.
In Michigan, 100K live downstream of old, decrepit dams. ‘We’re at their mercy’
Michigan’s aging dams pose growing risks to thousands of downstream residents. Weak standards, slow enforcement and scarce funding mean problem dams fester as climate change bring…
Michigan House must send blocked bills to Whitmer as Supremes decline appeal
Michigan Supreme Court order appears to end a lengthy legal battle over Democrat-approved bills that House Republicans refused to send to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk.
Bridge Michigan News Quiz, July 10: Hot weather, saucy trivia
Do you have your finger on the pulse of the week in Michigan news?
