Bridge Michigan

3 days ago | bridgemi.com | Ron French

The child care crisis costs Michigan $2.9 billion annually in turnover, absences and lost taxes Michigan invests more than $1.1 billion a year to early childhood educationA new study suggests state wage supplements for child care workers Michigan’s child care system is in crisis, with families struggling to pay for services and workers fleeing the field because of low wages.

3 days ago | bridgemi.com | Mike Wilkinson

President Trump is acting on many of the promises he made on the campaign trail in Michigan, enacting tariffs and boosting deportations His administration is also working to roll back back environmental rules and attempted to freeze funding for electric vehicle chargers Critics have challenged the decisions in courts across the country, and some experts warn the economy may be on verge of recession As President Donald Trump campaigned through Michigan in 2024, he made bold promises to address...

1 week ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

Members of the House Oversight Committee Tuesday have issued a subpoena to the Michigan Department of State Lawmakers are looking for “election training materials given to clerks,” saying they’re verifying whether the state is following new election laws State Department officials say they’ve tried to comply ahead of the subpoena, but what’s sought contains sensitive security information LANSING — Michigan's Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to authorize a subpoena...

1 week ago | bridgemi.com | Kelly House

A House committee advanced legislation Tuesday to carve out room for two UP utilities’ gas power plants in Michigan's clean energy law Bill proponents say the legislation would protect Yoopers from energy prices spiking if the plants have to shut down ahead of schedule to meet clean energy standards Environmentalists say fears of price spikes are premature, and the clean energy law won’t necessarily force the plants to shut down Technically, natural gas isn’t clean, renewable energy — the...

1 week ago | bridgemi.com | Ellie Katz

A historic ice storm in late March destroyed millions of trees across a dozen counties in northern MichiganForest owners can apply for federal assistance with restorationForesters think it’ll take years to get back to normal — if they ever doWhen a once-in-a-generation ice stormslammed northern Michigan in late March, damaging hundreds of miles of forest, Bill Sterrett hoped his decades of careful management might help his woodlot north of Gaylord fare a little better. It didn’t.