Former Ottawa County 58th District Court Judge Bradley Knoll has pled guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from a contentious hearing he oversaw near the end of his judgeship. Knoll pled during a final pre-trial conference Sept. 29, overseen by Muskegon Judge Geoffrey Nolan. The case was handled by the Kent County prosecutor’s Office. […]
Most pollsters, pundits and journalists try ― and fail ― to understand what drives the eruption of opposition to AI data centers, because they make this simple mistake: They only ask people about data centers. Or they don’t talk to people at all. My firm took a different and far more useful approach through four […]
Year-over-year U.S. sales for Stellantis NV dipped slightly in the third quarter of 2026, according to company data released Oct. 1, as the struggling transatlantic automaker continues to chase an elusive turnaround. The Jeep and Chrysler parent company sold 324,277 vehicles in the quarter spanning July through September. That was a decline of 548 (0.17%) […]
Doug Lloyd blasts Eli Savit’s ‘dangerous’ sex work policy in Michigan AG race This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan October 1, 2026 Human trafficking survivors […]
Fact check: Mike Rogers, John James shift positions on Iran war This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Miles MacClure for Bridge Michigan, Bridge Michigan October 1, 2026 Statewide Republican […]
General Motors said its third quarter sales in the United States declined 5.5% compared to the year ago period, attributing the slip from the same quarter last year to a smaller-than-anticipated electric vehicle market and discontinued models. The Detroit automaker reported Oct. 1 that it sold 670,974 vehicles in the quarter. That decline, slightly smaller […]
Donald Trump vowed a ‘Michigan miracle.’ How that promise and others are going This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Paula Gardner, Bridge Michigan September 30, 2026 Donald Trump made […]
Jocelyn Benson’s record: Election fights, faster DMV visits, transparency flop This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan September 29, 2026 Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn […]
Who’s running for Michigan Supreme Court? 6 candidates compete for 2 seats This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan September 30, 2026 Six candidates are competing […]
The University of Michigan is pausing its proposed pilot program that would “cover” first-semester grades of freshmen in the university’s College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts, the Ann Arbor university said, after critics argued it wouldn’t prepare students for the rest of their time at college and in the workforce. “The first-semester grade covering […]