{"id":61943,"date":"2025-05-20T23:02:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T03:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?page_id=61943"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:48:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan news, state, politics, jobs, education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone hide-mobile\" style=\"text-align:inherit\"><style> @media ( min-width: 320px ) { .newspack_global_ad.block_69a31c8c4daf4 { min-height: 100px; } }  @media ( min-width: 728px ) { .newspack_global_ad.block_69a31c8c4daf4 { min-height: 90px; } } <\/style>\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_69a31c8c4daf4 fixed-height'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/76037524\/Topics_HP_728x90 --><div id='div-gpt-ad-69a31c8c4daf4-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-uncropped show-category \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"61943\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73251\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-michigan-attorney-general tag-top-of-homepage category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/can-michigan-block-new-ice-facilities-how-officials-are-fighting-back\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Can Michigan block new ICE facilities? How officials are fighting back\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?resize=780%2C439&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/can-michigan-block-new-ice-facilities-how-officials-are-fighting-back\/attachment\/rallyagainsticecenterromulus-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brayan Gutierrez&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hundreds of demonstrators hold signs outside Romulus City Hall in Romulus, Michigan, on Feb. 23, 2026, during a rally opposing a proposed ICE detention facility. (Brayan Gutierrez for Bridge Michigan)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1771890364&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Brayan Gutierrez&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Hundreds of demonstrators hold signs outside Romulus City Hall in Romulus, Michigan, on Feb. 23, 2026, during a rally opposing a proposed ICE detention facility. (Brayan Gutierrez for Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hundreds of demonstrators hold signs outside Romulus City Hall in Romulus, Michigan, on Feb. 23, 2026, during a rally opposing a proposed ICE detention facility. (Brayan Gutierrez for Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RallyAgainstIceCenterROMULUS-11.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-government\/\">Michigan Government<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/can-michigan-block-new-ice-facilities-how-officials-are-fighting-back\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Can Michigan block new ICE facilities? How officials are fighting back<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Romulus and Southfield, local and state officials are battling a proposed ICE detention center and office space. They face an uphill fight. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/lauren-gibbons\/\">Lauren Gibbons<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T17:00:49-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T17:17:22-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-4 is-1 is-landscape mobile-stack show-category \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"61943\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73262\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-michigan-colleges-and-universities category-talent-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/u-m-ends-ties-with-program-that-helped-diversify-phds-after-federal-threat\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"U-M ends ties with program that helped diversify PhDs, after federal threat\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/u-m-ends-ties-with-program-that-helped-diversify-phds-after-federal-threat\/attachment\/shutterstock_1844338609\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1606&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1606\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shutterstock_1844338609\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The University of Michigan\u2019s Ross School of Business. U-M is ending ties with the PhD Project under pressure from the federal government&amp;#8217;s DEI crackdown. (SNEHIT PHOTO \/ Shutterstock)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_1844338609-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C643&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/talent-education\/\">Talent &amp; Education<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/u-m-ends-ties-with-program-that-helped-diversify-phds-after-federal-threat\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">U-M ends ties with program that helped diversify PhDs, after federal threat<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The PhD Project was inspired by a U-M effort from the early 90s, but the university has ended its association with the mentoring program following a federal probe into \u2018racial preferences.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/kkozlowski\/\">Kim Kozlowski<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T17:35:00-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T17:50:27-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div id=\"om-hc47ufnkbnelabsd9frr-holder\"><\/div>\n<!-- This site is converting visitors into subscribers and customers with Bridge Michigan - 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2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/study-ann-arbor-council-most-divided-in-nation-and-thats-a-good-thing\/attachment\/annarbormiusa-apr-182025michigantheater\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025_annarbor_shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ANN ARBOR, MI, USA - APR. 18, 2025: Michigan Theater at 603 E Liberty Street at University of Michigan in historic Ann Arbor, Michigan MI, USA.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2025 Wangkun Jia\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ann,Arbor,,Mi,,Usa,-,Apr.,18,,2025:,Michigan,Theater&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ann,Arbor,,Mi,,Usa,-,Apr.,18,,2025:,Michigan,Theater\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Among 142 municipal governments studied nationwide, the Ann Arbor City Council had the highest rate of non-unanimous votes in the past decade-plus, according to data company Hamlet. (Photo via Wangkun Jia \/ Shutterstock) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025_annarbor_shutterstock.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025_annarbor_shutterstock.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-government\/\">Michigan Government<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/study-ann-arbor-council-most-divided-in-nation-and-thats-a-good-thing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Study: Ann Arbor council most divided in nation \u2014\u00a0and that\u2019s a good thing<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A data company scoured 8 million meeting minutes nationwide over 17 years and concluded that Ann Arbor has the most dissent on its City Council. That makes for long meetings but good government<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/bridge-staff\/\">Bridge Staff<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T12:21:23-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T16:42:58-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73225\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-michigan-news-quiz category-center-michigan type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/center-michigan\/bridge-michigan-news-quiz-feb-27-are-you-paying-attention\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/news-quiz-tv.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Feb 27: Are you paying attention?\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/news-quiz-tv.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/news-quiz-tv.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/news-quiz-tv.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/news-quiz-tv.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/news-quiz-tv.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"13330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/center-michigan\/bridge-michigan-news-quiz-april-4-2025-more-trivia-brighter-tomorrow\/attachment\/news-quiz-tv\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/news-quiz-tv.png?fit=1200%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,691\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"news-quiz-tv\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/news-quiz-tv.png?fit=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/news-quiz-tv.png?fit=1024%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/center-michigan\/\">The Center for Michigan<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/center-michigan\/bridge-michigan-news-quiz-feb-27-are-you-paying-attention\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Feb 27: Are you paying attention?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the news? Answer these questions and you could win a prize!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/joel-kurth\/\">Joel Kurth<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T12:00:00-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73217\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-michigans-spending category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/tears-anger-at-house-hearing-on-bungled-tribal-boarding-school-report\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-01-20-NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse-MH-2.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tears, anger at Michigan hearing on bungled tribal boarding school report\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-01-20-NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse-MH-2.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-01-20-NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse-MH-2.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-01-20-NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse-MH-2.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-01-20-NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse-MH-2.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-01-20-NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse-MH-2.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/tears-anger-at-house-hearing-on-bungled-tribal-boarding-school-report\/attachment\/26-01-20-nativeameiricanschoolhouse-mh-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-01-20-NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse-MH-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mark Hoover&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A no trespassing sign stands in front of a boarded-up schoolhouse on the campus of the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. The Michigan Attorney General&#039;s office announced it has begun investigating the school to see if any crimes were committed during its operation. Nearly 250 children are believed to have died in the school before the facility closing in 1934.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768917361&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"26-01-20 NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse MH-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There were lots of tears but few answers at a House committee hearing Thursday about a failed study of Michigan\u2019s tribal boarding schools, including the Indian Industrial Boarding School in Mount Pleasant. (Mark Hoover for Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-01-20-NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse-MH-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-01-20-NativeAmeiricanSchoolHouse-MH-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-government\/\">Michigan Government<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/tears-anger-at-house-hearing-on-bungled-tribal-boarding-school-report\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tears, anger at Michigan hearing on bungled tribal boarding school report<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 40 years after Michigan\u2019s last tribal boarding school closed, the state is still struggling to come to grips with the practice that devastated generations of Native American families.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/ron-french\/\">Ron French<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T16:47:06-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T17:05:03-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73211\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-northern-michigan tag-rural-michigan tag-top-of-homepage tag-upper-peninsula category-outdoors-life type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/outdoors-life\/us-plans-to-clear-cut-in-michigan-forest-some-fear-for-endangered-species\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest. Some fear for endangered species\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/logging_trailpic_northcountrytrail\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?fit=2560%2C1442&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1442\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;AVENZA_GPS_V_ACCURACY:9500\/1000,AVENZA_USER_EMAIL:kwawsczyk@northcountrytrail.org}&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1761402353&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The US Forest Service is proposing logging, gravel mining expansion and restoration efforts in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan\u2019s Upper Peninsula. Pictured here is a forest and a wetland area within the proposed project boundary. (Courtesy of the North Country Trail)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logging_TrailPic_NorthCountryTrail-scaled-e1772137631699.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/outdoors-life\/\">Outdoors Life<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/outdoors-life\/us-plans-to-clear-cut-in-michigan-forest-some-fear-for-endangered-species\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest. Some fear for endangered species<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The US Forest Service is proposing a project in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan\u2019s Upper Peninsula that would involve logging, gravel mining expansion and forest restoration efforts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/laura-herberg\/\">Laura Herberg<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T15:36:42-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T17:31:57-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73180\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-gov-gretchen-whitmer tag-michigan-k-12-schools category-talent-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/gretchen-whitmer-wants-to-boost-literacy-in-michigan-heres-what-to-know\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E3A1729.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gretchen Whitmer wants to boost literacy in Michigan. Here\u2019s what to know\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E3A1729.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E3A1729.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E3A1729.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E3A1729.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E3A1729.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/gretchen-whitmer-wants-to-boost-literacy-in-michigan-heres-what-to-know\/attachment\/_e3a1729\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E3A1729.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1716161413&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;142&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_E3A1729\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling for continued funding of pre-K, literacy curriculum and teacher training. (Simon D. Schuster\/Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E3A1729.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E3A1729.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/talent-education\/\">Talent &amp; Education<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/gretchen-whitmer-wants-to-boost-literacy-in-michigan-heres-what-to-know\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gretchen Whitmer wants to boost literacy in Michigan. Here\u2019s what to know<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling for several programs to improve educational performance in Michigan. Here\u2019s a breakdown of what\u2019s been done so far. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/isabel-lohman\/\">Isabel Lohman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T12:37:41-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T15:45:50-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73164\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-gov-gretchen-whitmer tag-michigan-k-12-schools tag-top-of-homepage category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/gretchen-whitmers-last-state-of-the-state-literacy-legacy-and-a-trump-thank-you\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s last State of the State: Literacy, legacy and a Trump thank you\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/gretchen-whitmers-last-state-of-the-state-literacy-legacy-and-a-trump-thank-you\/attachment\/022525_whitmersotsnewsletterhigh-res_lg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH RES_LG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her eighth and final State of the State address, calling for political civility while pushing for more investments in literacy and overhauling zoning codes to build more housing, among other things. (Lauren Gibbons\/Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/022525_WhitmerSOTSNewsletterHIGH-RES_LG-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-government\/\">Michigan Government<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/gretchen-whitmers-last-state-of-the-state-literacy-legacy-and-a-trump-thank-you\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s last State of the State: Literacy, legacy and a Trump thank you<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In her final annual address, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer laid out plans to create a new affordable housing tax credit and limit medical debt. She also thanked President Donald Trump for a commitment to Selfridge. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/jordyn-hermani\/\">Jordyn Hermani<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/lauren-gibbons\/\">Lauren Gibbons<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T21:35:21-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T14:04:14-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73154\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-detroit tag-michigan-colleges-and-universities category-talent-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/total-compensation-for-wsus-new-president-to-reach-1-2-million-contract-shows\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Total compensation for WSU\u2019s new president to reach $1.2 million, contract shows\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"66731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/wayne-state-president-leaves-with-bargain-settlement-of-760k-plus-health-care\/attachment\/detroitmichiganusa-may302022waynestateuniversity-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Detroit, Michigan, USA - May 30, 2022: Wayne State University is a public research university founded in 1868, is a Michigan&#039;s third largest university.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2022 SNEHIT PHOTO\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Detroit,,Michigan,,Usa,-,May,30,,2022:,Wayne,State,University&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Detroit,,Michigan,,Usa,-,May,30,,2022:,Wayne,State,University\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;original caption:&lt;br \/&gt;\nWayne State University\u2019s interim President Richard Bierschbach, who has served as dean of the WSU law school, is expected to be named the university\u2019s 14th president. (Photo via SNEHIT PHOTO \/ Shutterstock)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WSU will award new President Richard Bierschbach an estimated $1.2 million in total annual compensation.(Photo via SNEHIT PHOTO \/ Shutterstock)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wayne-state-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/talent-education\/\">Talent &amp; Education<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/total-compensation-for-wsus-new-president-to-reach-1-2-million-contract-shows\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Total compensation for WSU\u2019s new president to reach $1.2 million, contract shows<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WSU\u2019s 14th president landed a contract that has a few unusual provisions, an expert said. But a board member called it fair for both sides.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/kkozlowski\/\">Kim Kozlowski<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T18:26:33-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T18:44:05-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73149\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-gov-gretchen-whitmer tag-top-of-homepage category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/watch-live-at-7-pm-gretchen-whitmers-final-state-of-the-state-address\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Watch, read Gov. Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s final State of the State address\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C299&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73162\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/watch-live-at-7-pm-gretchen-whitmers-final-state-of-the-state-address\/attachment\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1912&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1912\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"260225-whitmer-hall-sots\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her 2026 State of the State address in Lansing. (Lauren Gibbons\/Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260225-whitmer-hall-sots-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-government\/\">Michigan Government<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/watch-live-at-7-pm-gretchen-whitmers-final-state-of-the-state-address\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch, read Gov. Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s final State of the State address<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Watch Gov. Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s final 2026 State of the State address, or read the full speech, as prepared for delivery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/bridge-staff\/\">Bridge Staff<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T17:34:46-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T21:40:00-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73145\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2026-michigan-election category-events type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/events\/bridge-lunch-break-recap-what-issues-matter-most-to-michigan-voters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunch-Break-headers-web-dimensions-26-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bridge Lunch Break recap: What issues matter most to Michigan voters?\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunch-Break-headers-web-dimensions-26-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunch-Break-headers-web-dimensions-26-1.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunch-Break-headers-web-dimensions-26-1.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunch-Break-headers-web-dimensions-26-1.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunch-Break-headers-web-dimensions-26-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/_lunch-break-headers-web-dimensions-26-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunch-Break-headers-web-dimensions-26-1.png?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_Lunch Break headers &amp;#8211; web dimensions 26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Bridge Lunch Break on Wednesday focused on the issues that Bridge Michigan readers have told us are the most important ones affecting the state this election year.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunch-Break-headers-web-dimensions-26-1.png?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunch-Break-headers-web-dimensions-26-1.png?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/events\/\">Events<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/events\/bridge-lunch-break-recap-what-issues-matter-most-to-michigan-voters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bridge Lunch Break recap: What issues matter most to Michigan voters?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During a Wednesday virtual discussion, our Capitol team broke down where the candidates stand on a number of the issues on the minds of Bridge Michigan readers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/bridge-staff\/\">Bridge Staff<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T17:07:27-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T17:07:32-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73137\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/gop-leader-proposes-4-7b-michigan-service-tax-to-pay-for-property-tax-cuts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/041425-Hall-SS.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"GOP leader proposes $4.7B Michigan service tax to pay for property tax cuts\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/041425-Hall-SS.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/041425-Hall-SS.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/041425-Hall-SS.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/041425-Hall-SS.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/041425-Hall-SS.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/gop-leader-proposes-4-7b-michigan-service-tax-to-pay-for-property-tax-cuts\/attachment\/041425-hall-ss\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/041425-Hall-SS.jpg?fit=1300%2C867&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1300,867\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"041425-Hall-SS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, says his 6% sales tax plan on luxury goods could generate just over $4.7 billion as part of a larger plan to address affordability in Michigan. (Simon Schuster\/Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/041425-Hall-SS.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/041425-Hall-SS.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-government\/\">Michigan Government<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/gop-leader-proposes-4-7b-michigan-service-tax-to-pay-for-property-tax-cuts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">GOP leader proposes $4.7B Michigan service tax to pay for property tax cuts<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michigan should tax certain services to pay for property tax relief, according to Republican House Speaker Matt Hall, who is proposing what he calls the \u2018biggest tax reform in Michigan\u2019s history.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/jordyn-hermani\/\">Jordyn Hermani<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T13:28:57-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T13:29:04-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73119\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/state-of-union-fact-check-trump-honors-michigan-athletes-defends-tariffs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"State of Union fact check: Trump honors Michigan athletes, defends tariffs\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73120\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/state-of-union-fact-check-trump-honors-michigan-athletes-defends-tariffs\/attachment\/state-of-the-union\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1771985719&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;State of the Union&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"State of the Union\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-podium-ap-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-government\/\">Michigan Government<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/state-of-union-fact-check-trump-honors-michigan-athletes-defends-tariffs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">State of Union fact check: Trump honors Michigan athletes, defends tariffs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President Donald Trump touted Olympics winners, the economy, tax breaks and more in his State of the Union address. Here are the facts. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/associated-press-0\/\">Associated Press<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/lauren-gibbons\/\">Lauren Gibbons<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T23:48:41-05:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T23:51:32-05:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73106\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-mental-health-michigan tag-michigan-k-12-schools tag-michigan-worker-vacancies category-michigan-health-watch type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/report-michigan-lags-in-preparing-students-for-mental-health-careers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Report: Michigan lags in preparing students for mental health careers\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"73107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/report-michigan-lags-in-preparing-students-for-mental-health-careers\/attachment\/1-28-25_naep-scores_28-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Special to Bridge Michigan&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A seventh grade classroom at a Michigan school in the Holt Public School District on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1738075223&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Bridge Michigan&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-28-25_NAEP scores_28\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The ratio of counselors, psychologists and social workers to students in Michigan is two to three times higher than national recommendations, according to the Michigan Health Council. (Annie Barker for Bridge Michigan) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-28-25_NAEP-scores_28-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-health-watch\/\">Michigan Health Watch<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/report-michigan-lags-in-preparing-students-for-mental-health-careers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Report: Michigan lags in preparing students for mental health careers<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michigan is tied for the fewest behavioral health vocational training programs in the nation, contributing to a school mental health workforce shortage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/enewman\/\">Eli Newman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T17:33:38-05:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T17:46:02-05:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?moreButton=1&#038;showAvatar=0&#038;showCategory=1&#038;postsToShow=12&#038;mediaPosition=left&#038;categoryExclusions%5B0%5D=2442&#038;imageScale=1&#038;mobileStack=1&#038;className&#038;showExcerpt=1&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;excerptLength=55&#038;showReadMore=0&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;readMoreLabel=Keep%20reading&#038;showDate=1&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;minHeight=0&#038;moreButtonText&#038;showAuthor=1&#038;postLayout=list&#038;columns=3&#038;colGap=3&#038;&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;typeScale=4&#038;sectionHeader&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;showSubtitle=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;deduplicate=1&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more posts\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. 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