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, ...

Michigan Environment Watch examines how public policy, industry, and other factors interact with the state’s trove of natural ...

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, ...

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

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

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

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.

Covering everything that makes Michigan unique, from outdoor places, activities, enthusiasts, plants and animals to hunting and fishing, science, natural wonders and cherished spaces.

Bridge Michigan is happy to make its original journalism available for republication by approved news outlets under Creative Commons license, so long as you follow our republishing guidelines, which ...

In-depth reporting on the intersection between public policy and important health topics ‒ such as insurance coverage, hospital admissions, opioid abuse, access to care, medical research and the ...

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