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.

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’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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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.

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 ...

U-M has steadily increased the salary for the president of its flagship school, but new chancellors coming in to lead regional campuses make less than predecessors, records show.

Michigan House, Senate cancel session with just days before legal deadline to pass state budget. ‘We were hopeful,’ said a spokesperson for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.