The spillway at Hardy Dam, the largest of Consumers Energy’s 13 impoundments in Michigan rivers, is due for a $350 million replacement. It's one among many costs for the fleet of century-old dams.

A pair of kayakers pedal their way down the Au Sable River toward Five Channels Dam in Glennie. (Ella Miller/Bridge Michigan) Voting has begun for the Bridge Michigan River Awards. Last month, we ...

Bridge Michigan education reporter Isabel Lohman was nominated for Young Journalist of the Year, and BridgeDetroit’s founder, Stephen Henderson, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Detroit ...

Michigan is now on the precipice of a transformational moment in how we support students and schools. We urge legislators to build on that momentum by supporting a multiyear transition to weighted ...

Michigan’s economy is sending a clear signal. By 2031, 7 in 10 working-age residents will need a college degree or postsecondary certificate to fill the jobs our employers are creating. We are nowhere ...

Strong maternal and child health systems require sustained commitment. Programs that improve outcomes only work when families can count on them being there.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (center) and other state officials announce the first round of Michigan’s medical debt forgiveness in July 2025 (Courtesy of the State of Michigan) Michigan took another step ...

This voucher program would redirect public resources away from the neighborhood schools that serve every child and toward private institutions that are not held to the same standards of accountability ...

Michigan’s Fourth of July weekend will bring hot weather, busy roads and hazardous swimming conditions at some beaches. Here’s what to know about the forecast, travel, fireworks laws and holiday ...

As it urges regulators to approve a dam sale plan that a judge called “not in the public interest,” Consumers has offered to funnel $270 million in ratepayer dollars into the special fund. Critics say ...

Michigan officials were unable to finalize a budget agreement by the state’s July 1 deadline for the second year in a row, frustrating schools seeking funding certainty.

A new Medicare program offers some beneficiaries GLP-1 drugs at just $50 a month for weight loss, but the program is temporary, and eligibility rules could shut out many patients.