Michigan underreported tens of thousands of new weekly infections during the worst wave of the COVID-19, an error that state officials didn’t correct until last month. The Michigan Department of Health and Humans Services in October revised the onset date of roughly 200,000 COVID-19 infections and acknowledged to Bridge Michigan that, prior to those changes, […]
Michigan schools that teach sex education would be required to provide instruction about consent, contraceptives and “all legally available pregnancy outcomes” under overhaul legislation introduced this week by House Democrats. The sweeping proposal would also lift a longstanding ban on distributing condoms at schools and require sex ed instruction to be “medically accurate,” age-appropriate, and “trauma-informed” without […]
LANSING — “Dark money” helped Democratic nominees grow their ideological advantage on the Michigan Supreme Court last week, according to a Bridge Michigan analysis of campaign finance records. Groups that do not disclose donors had spent more than $5 million on the races through late October, topping the combined $4 million raised by the four […]
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is nearly four decades old. Hezbollah emerged in response to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982. Since that time, Hezbollah and Israel have repeatedly engaged in battles and conflicts of varying degrees and intensity, most notably in 2006 when Hezbollah is largely viewed as having defeated Israel. Recently, Israel […]
EAST LANSING— School prayer has been an issue facing school districts for decades. Cases have arisen in the lower courts in which public school educators or students have wanted to pray in various contexts and, as a result, the courts created a reasonably helpful — albeit far from perfect — set of tests and factors […]
A majority of local government and law enforcement officials in Michigan say they lack confidence the state’s new “red-flag law” aimed at reducing gun violence will do so, according to a University of Michigan survey. Further, those officials expressed concern that local law enforcement officers may not yet have sufficient training to know when an […]
DEERFIELD, MI – The Michigan Legislature continues to usurp local control in their newly introduced legislation, House Bills 6108-6111, which would remove local jurisdiction over the mining of sand and gravel operations. The bill package includes provisions that would override local ordinances, impose state-level regulations, and shift decision-making power away from locally elected officials to Lansing. […]
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week from Nov. 17-23 by recognizing the impact of Registered Apprenticeships on the state’s workforce and economy. There are more than 21,600 active Registered Apprentices and over 800 unique programs in Michigan, making the state home to the sixth-highest number of active Registered Apprentices […]
MUSKEGON — The Muskegon Museum of Art is excited to present Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective, an exhibition of over two hundred pieces of rare and historically significant jewelry from the late Renaissance to the present. The exhibition opens on Thursday, October 17 with an opening reception at 5 PM and will be on display […]
Allendale – After months of slumping performance, the West Michigan economy appears to be showing signs of growth again, according to a Grand Valley State University researcher. Brian Long, director of supply chain management research at the Seidman College of Business, said his annual survey of regional purchasing managers and businesses showed some surprising results. […]