The Citizens Research Council predicts ‘severe’ budget challenges from lost taxes and an increased state spending on Medicaid ...

Lauren covers state politics and policy for Bridge Michigan. Prior to joining Bridge's Capitol team, she worked at MLive, where she led coverage of the state Legislature and the redistricting process, ...

Potential Michigan ballot proposal would require groups that run political ‘issue ads’ near an election to disclose their ...

We should study lower income, higher performing states to see what’s working. What are these states doing that Michigan isn’t ...

A new Michigan tax capture law incentivized new housing construction, including 586 units for middle-income earners. See the ...

A burst of jobs from Saab will aid Grayling as it rebuilds a strong year-round economy. The city, home to the Au Sable River, ...

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A man charged with stabbing 11 people at Walmart had a history of schizophrenia, violence and incarceration. ‘It’s been an ...

Covering the intersection of business and policy, and informing Michigan employers and workers on the long road back from coronavirus. Our Michigan Economic Dashboard shows key metrics that show how ...

Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.

Breast milk is going mobile at Michigan’s only women’s prison with a new $500,000 delivery program to babies of incarcerated ...

A Bridge investigation found the system included questions that could boost incarcerations for youths of color. After nearly ...