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WEB3 days ago · Michigan students are already suffering from pandemic learning losses. High rates of absenteeism make it worse. Rates improved slightly from last year but are still well above 2019. Original, fact-driven reporting and analysis from Michigan's nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization. You can trust Bridge Michigan in the social media age.
The latest COVID-19 vaccine is rolling out. Here’s what you need …
WEBMichigan residents will have access to a new COVID-19 vaccine soon. The new vaccine more effectively fights the newest variants of the virus, said Lori Schrader, Washtenaw County’s immunization coordinator. The newest jabs will be available ahead of the relaunch of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services free COVID test-kit program.
Who are the five candidates running for Michigan Supreme Court?
WEBSep 21, 2022 · Zahra of Northville Township was first appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in 2011 by then-Gov. Rick Snyder. Zahra was elected to a partial term in 2012 and a full term in 2014. Supreme Court Justice Brian Zahra has been on the bench since 2011. Zahra graduated from Wayne State University and the University of Detroit School of Law.
Are mushrooms legal in Michigan? Here's what you should know
WEBMar 29, 2022 · Here's what you should know. Michigan Government. Mushrooms and other psychedelics gain foothold in Michigan. What to know. Three Michigan cities and one county have decriminalized so-called magic mushrooms and entheogenic plants, as a statewide petition to decriminalize psychedelic substances makes its rounds. (Shutterstock) March 29, 2022.
Michigan’s political geography is shifting. These interactive maps …
WEBApr 22, 2021 · The Michigan Secretary of State has released precinct-level election results, offering a granular look at political geography. Below are maps created by Bridge Michigan of the 2020 — and the 2016 — presidential elections, allowing you to see how every precinct voted You can use the “search” feature to zoom in on a specific address or ...
Who is running for the Michigan State Board of Education?
WEBSep 26, 2022 · The Nov. 8 election for Michigan State Board of Education pits parental rights activists against public school defenders. The eight-member elected body has little oversight in the day-to-day operations of Michigan public schools, but it does set policy for K-12 schools including curriculum standards and hiring the state superintendent.
Rise in violent crime plagues some Michigan metros this summer
WEBAug 15, 2022 · There have been 10 homicides this year in Pontiac alone. Four of the county victims were children aged 4, 6, 7 and 16. Detroit has been jolted by five mass shootings in three months that left four dead and 28 wounded. At least four people were shot in each of the incidents, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit gun research group.
Minimum wage increase set for February blocked by Michigan court
WEBA panel of Michigan judges on Thursday overturned a lower court’s ruling that would have raised Michigan’s minimum wage rise to $13.03 an hour and increased the tipped minimum wage to $11.73 an hour next month.. The Michigan Court of Appeals decision, which took effect immediately, determined a controversial legislative strategy to “adopt and amend” ballot proposals before voters had a ...
A vexing to-do list for Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer
WEBAug 22, 2024 · ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.. With a conspicuous presence this week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and a bestselling new memoir, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is celebrated as an ascending leader — someone who won over a decidedly purple state in 2018 by ...
100 Michigan Facts | Bridge Michigan
WEBJan 23, 2018 · Here are the 100 facts every Michigan voter should know in this crucial 2018 election year, in which the governor and every seat in the state legislature is up for grabs.