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Benton Harbor lead line replacement nears completion

Benton Harbor lead line replacement nears completion | Bridge Michigan

Four years from the onset of the city’s lead-in-water crisis, crews have removed 99 percent of lead service lines from the city’s water delivery system.

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Opinion | This election, prioritize Michigan’s schoolchildren on your ballot

Opinion | This election, prioritize Michigan’s schoolchildren on your ballot | Bridge Michigan

We must ask the right questions to those running for offices this November, and those questions start with whether their priorities stand with our students or their own politics.

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Tudor Dixon- Gretchen Whitmer TV ads: What’s true, false and needs context

Tudor Dixon- Gretchen Whitmer TV ads: What’s true, false and needs context | Bridge Michigan

Both candidates for governor claim their opponent is too radical. Some ads push the limit in the days before Nov. 8 election.

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1.1M absentee ballots so far in Michigan. Overall turnout looks lower than ‘18

1.1M absentee ballots so far in Michigan. Overall turnout looks lower than ‘18 | Bridge Michigan

Michigan could exceed 4 million voters Nov. 8, about 300,000 less than 2018, when turnout broke a record.

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Michigan secretary of state race: Where Benson, Karamo stand on issues

Michigan secretary of state race: Where Benson, Karamo stand on issues | Bridge Michigan

Incumbent Jocelyn Benson and Republican challenger Kristina Karamo offer voters stark contrasts in background and campaign promises.

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Dana Nessel: Court wins, self-inflicted wounds mark term as Michigan attorney general bridgemi.com/michigan-gover via

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Dana Nessel: Court wins, self-inflicted wounds mark term as attorney general | Bridge Michigan

The first term Democrat is locked in a tough fight against GOP challenger Matthew DePerno. She says she’s been a frequent target for threats based on her identity as a Jewish woman who is Michigan’s...

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Weekly cases fell 4 percent to 9,266, from 9,670 the previous week, while deaths fell 7 percent to 120 from 131, state officials announced Tuesday. More: bit.ly/MI-covid-track

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Dana Nessel: Court wins, self-inflicted wounds mark term as attorney general

Dana Nessel: Court wins, self-inflicted wounds mark term as attorney general | Bridge Michigan

The first term Democrat is locked in a tough fight against GOP challenger Matthew DePerno. She says she’s been a frequent target for threats based on her identity as a Jewish woman who is Michigan’s...

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Michigan Proposal 3: Campaign fights ‘baldfaced’ lies about abortion issue

Michigan Proposal 3: Campaign fights ‘baldfaced’ lies about abortion issue | Bridge Michigan

In the final days in the most expensive campaign in Michigan, volunteers working overtime to counter ‘confusing and extreme’ narrative of the constitutional amendment.

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Amazon cost-cutting hits Detroit. New facility hiring delayed until 2023.

Amazon cost-cutting hits Detroit. New facility hiring delayed until 2023. | Bridge Michigan

It’s the latest Michigan site where the retail juggernaut hit ‘pause.’ The 3.8-million-square-foot center on the former Michigan State Fairgrounds was supposed to open in July with 1,200 jobs for...

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Flu shots down as Thanksgiving nears. And that’s only one threat.

Flu shots down as Thanksgiving nears. And that’s only one threat. | Bridge Michigan

After two years of low influenza rates, doctors fear Michigan may be in line for a severe flu season. There is already a rise in RSV cases, and COVID hospitalizations are rising. Bottom line, doctors...

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Kristina Karamo wants to invalidate mail-in ballots – but only in Detroit

Kristina Karamo wants to invalidate mail-in ballots – but only in Detroit | Bridge Michigan

Democratic incumbent Jocelyn Benson called a lawsuit arguing Detroit residents should be required to cast their absentee ballots in person “egregious.”

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Broad support cited for expanding Michigan wetlands

Broad support cited for expanding Michigan wetlands | Bridge Michigan

Democrats and Republicans, hunters, fishers and birding groups want Michigan to invest $30 million in federal funds for wetlands to help reduce algal blooms in Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay.

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Many Michigan towns opt against pre-processing absentee ballots | Bridge Michigan

Many Michigan towns opt against pre-processing absentee ballots bridgemi.com/michigan-gover via

Half of Michigan votes in next week's election are expected to be cast absentee, but many municipalities aren't taking advantage of new rules allowing some pre-processing.

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Michigan State University Provost Teresa Woodruff named interim president

Michigan State University Provost Teresa Woodruff named interim president | Bridge Michigan

Woodruff will assume the role Friday, following the departure of current President Samuel Stanley Jr. He announced his resignation Oct. 13 following months of friction with MSU’s Board of Trustees.

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Michigan absentee ballots: What happens after you vote, and why state counting rules may delay results bridgemi.com/michigan-gover via

Michigan absentee ballots: What happens after vote, why they may delay results | Bridge Michigan

What happens after voters drop an absentee ballot into a drop box? A look at the painstaking verification and counting process that could delay results 24 hours after polls close.

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Many Michigan towns opt against pre-processing absentee ballots

Many Michigan towns opt against pre-processing absentee ballots | Bridge Michigan

Half of Michigan votes in next week's election are expected to be cast absentee, but many municipalities aren't taking advantage of new rules allowing some pre-processing.

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Tudor Dixon: Whitmer can’t keep school kids safe, mocks parents’ concerns

Tudor Dixon: Whitmer can’t keep school kids safe, mocks parents’ concerns | Bridge Michigan

At a Sunday rally, the GOP candidate says: ‘The only person that was governor when we had a school shooting in Michigan was Gretchen Whitmer. And I haven't seen her do anything about it.’

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Oct 29

Barack Obama rallies for Gretchen Whitmer, seeks to boost turnout in Detroit

Barack Obama rallies for Gretchen Whitmer, seeks to boost turnout in Detroit | Bridge Michigan

Tuning out is not an option,’ the former president says, attempting to enthuse Democrats in the state’s largest city before the Nov. 8 election.

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Proposal 3 abortion measure generates $57M in Michigan campaign spending

Proposal 3 abortion measure generates $57M in Michigan campaign spending | Bridge Michigan

The latest campaign reports also show GOP gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon is closing the fundraising gap with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Republican candidates for attorney general and...

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More Michigan parents opt to skip school vaccines for their children

More Michigan parents opt to skip school vaccines for their children | Bridge Michigan

More than 10 percent of students opted out of at least one vaccine in 5 Michigan counties, leaving areas open to potentially deadly outbreaks. Said one ‘vaccine choice’ leader: Parents know what’s...

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More Michigan parents opt to skip school vaccines for their children bridgemi.com/michigan-healt via

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More Michigan parents opt to skip school vaccines for their children | Bridge Michigan

More than 10 percent of students opted out of at least one vaccine in 5 Michigan counties, leaving areas open to potentially deadly outbreaks. Said one ‘vaccine choice’ leader: Parents know what’s...

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Inflation hits pizza: customers picking up dinner to save the delivery fees bridgemi.com/business-watch via

Inflation hits pizza: customers picking up dinner to save the delivery fees | Bridge Michigan

Consumers will want to save carryout fees due to high inflation, the Michigan-based Domino’s Pizza says. Michigan restaurants already are seeing the changes.

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Barry County defunds Sheriff Dar Leaf's detective, calling 2020 election probe a waste of taxpayer money bridgemi.com/michigan-gover via

Barry County to Dar Leaf: Election probe waste of money, defunds detective | Bridge Michigan

Commissioners say election probe is a waste of money, cut funding for a third detective who was to investigate violent crime, not ballots. Separately, Leaf tried to charge a health officer for...

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Inflation hits pizza: customers picking up dinner to save the delivery fees

Inflation hits pizza: customers picking up dinner to save the delivery fees | Bridge Michigan

Consumers will want to save carryout fees due to high inflation, the Michigan-based Domino’s Pizza says. Michigan restaurants already are seeing the changes.

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Opinion | This election cycle, protecting democracy is on the ballot

Opinion | This election cycle, protecting democracy is on the ballot | Bridge Michigan

The time to ensure our elections are safe, secure, and free for everyone, regardless of political party, is now.

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Barry County to Dar Leaf: Election probe waste of money, defunds detective

Barry County to Dar Leaf: Election probe waste of money, defunds detective | Bridge Michigan

Commissioners say election probe is a waste of money, cut funding for a third detective who was to investigate violent crime, not ballots. Separately, Leaf tried to charge a health officer for...

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Michigan absentee ballots: What happens after vote, why they may delay results

Michigan absentee ballots: What happens after vote, why they may delay results | Bridge Michigan

What happens after voters drop an absentee ballot into a drop box? A look at the painstaking verification and counting process that could delay results 24 hours after polls close.

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U-M President Santa Ono: New ethics office will be truly independent

U-M President Santa Ono: New ethics office will be truly independent | Bridge Michigan

President Santa Ono said the office will follow best practices from other universities in the wake of multiple sexual misconduct scandals. He also vowed a new initiative on climate change and...

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Tudor Dixon in 2020: Democrats never got over Civil War, seek to ‘topple’ U.S.

Tudor Dixon in 2020: Democrats never got over Civil War, seek to ‘topple’ U.S. | Bridge Michigan

In a clip from a conservative show, the GOP governor candidate says Democrats saw COVID as a ‘gift’ to topple country and refers to schools as ‘government-run indoctrination centers.’

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Matthew DePerno: MAGA favorite under investigation may be next attorney general

Matthew DePerno: MAGA favorite under investigation may be next attorney general | Bridge Michigan

DePerno is Michigan’s top election conspiracy theorist, spending years trying to prove Donald Trump won the state. Now, he’s locked in a tight race with Attorney General Dana Nessel, who has her own...

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Kelly House

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Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public bridgemi.com/michigan-envir via

Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public | Bridge Michigan

The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental group, has paid a New York hedge fund more than $27 million for part of the land, with another purchase to come. The deal appears to put an end to fears...

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Paula Gardner

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Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public bridgemi.com/michigan-envir via

Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public | Bridge Michigan

The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental group, has paid a New York hedge fund more than $27 million for part of the land, with another purchase to come. The deal appears to put an end to fears...

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Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public bridgemi.com/michigan-envir via

Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public | Bridge Michigan

The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental group, has paid a New York hedge fund more than $27 million for part of the land, with another purchase to come. The deal appears to put an end to fears...

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Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public

Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public | Bridge Michigan

The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental group, has paid a New York hedge fund more than $27 million for part of the land, with another purchase to come. The deal appears to put an end to fears...

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Oct 26

Cozy bedding and an online shift lifts Michigan's oldest woolen mill

Cozy bedding and an online shift lifts Michigan's oldest woolen mill | Bridge Michigan

The pandemic made people appreciate the comforts of home. For the Frankenmuth Woolen Mill, a 128-year-old business that still uses bathtubs to soak bales of wool, that meant an urgent shift in how...

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Oct 26

Michigan governor final debate: Fact checking Tudor Dixon-Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan governor final debate: Fact checking Tudor Dixon-Gretchen Whitmer | Bridge Michigan

On schools, COVID restrictions and more, the truth occasionally got stretched to its limit during Tuesday’s second and last debate.

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Records: DeVos PAC spent $6.3M on Tudor Dixon bid for Michigan governor

Records: DeVos-backed PAC spent $6.3M on Tudor Dixon bid for Michigan governor | Bridge Michigan

Reports released Tuesday show Michigan Families United, a super PAC backed by the west Michigan family, spent big on ads for the Republican.

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