Jan 31, 2025 · Bridge Michigan’s year-end fundraising campaign is happening now! As we barrel toward 2025, we are crafting our strategy to watchdog Michigan’s newly elected officials, launch regional newsletters to better serve West and North Michigan, explore Michigan’s great outdoors with our new Outdoor Life reporter, innovate our news delivery and engagement opportunities, and much more!

3 days ago · LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday proposed an $83.5 billion budget her administration said would help make the state more affordable for families and help students, seniors, the environment and more.. The second-term Democrat’s spending proposal for next fiscal year is $1 billion larger than the $82.5 billion budget she signed last year and is a massive 44% jump from ...

4 days ago · LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will propose new earmark transparency rules for lawmakers as part of her government spending plan for next fiscal year, the state Budget Office told Bridge Michigan. Legislators in recent years have added billions of dollars to state budgets for individual projects in their districts, including more than $600 million in grants signed into law last year by ...

Jan 30, 2025 · President Trump says he plans to move forward with 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico as soon as the weekend Michigan likely to be heavily impacted due to heavy trade with Canada, especially in auto industry Experts say cost of goods in Michigan could also rise if imports are taxed ...

Jan 31, 2025 · LANSING — Michigan will begin partnering with businesses to try to grow affordable employee housing options and chip away at the state’s ongoing housing crisis, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday. During an address at the Northern Michigan Policy Conference in Traverse City, which is grappling with a housing squeeze of its own, Whitmer said the state is “creating jobs a lot faster ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Michigan lawmakers get most of their campaign cash from PACs that represent industries and other special interests, including labor unions and business groups.

Jan 7, 2025 · Many younger voters also tried it out: Voters age 18 to 30 made up more than 17.3% of all early in-person voters. The same age group makes up about 12.9% of Michigan’s population, according to 2023 Census data, a sign the choice was popular among younger voters.

Jan 3, 2025 · Amid Michigan’s well-known population struggles, the state’s second-largest city has been the hub for west Michigan’s standout growth over the past several years. The Grand Rapids region accomplishes that by focusing on big projects — like the recently announced $700 million soccer stadium and amphitheater that will anchor new housing and retail in Grand Rapids — along with steady ...

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Jul 16, 2024 · We know range anxiety is a big deterrent for consumers. Only 2% of Michigan’s automobiles are EVs, and the lack of public chargers remains a problem.We want to test the progress of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2021 goal of building a network of publicly-accessible chargers that she says will allow drivers to circle Lake Michigan “without having to pay a …