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Michigan’s redistricting panel to interview expert who guided Arizona process

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | April 8, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

Approved by voters in 2018, the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Panel faces several hurdles but could take a big step forward Thursday in its quest to reverse gerrymandering.

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Who should pay to stop the floodwaters in this Detroit neighborhood?

By Kelly House | March 30, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

For two straight summers, residents of Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood watched water pour into basements and pool in streets, a result of coastal flooding that will become increasingly common throughout the Great Lakes as climate change progresses.

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Report: 38 percent Michigan households don’t earn enough for basic needs

By Paula Gardner | March 24, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

The United Ways’ ALICE report, released Tuesday, illustrates the gulf in Michigan between having a job and having a job that pays enough to support workers and families. The most in-demand job going forward: fast food.

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Michigan GOP mounts ‘election integrity’ push. Democrats fear suppression.

By Jonathan Oosting | March 24, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

Conservatives say they’re trying to curb fraud with effort to make absentee voting harder. Others say it would be “the biggest infringement on voter rights to ever be put into public policy in this state.”

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Violence against Asian Americans prompts calls for vigilance in Michigan

By Kelly House | March 20, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

Asian-American Michiganders said a recent surge in cases of racism nationally reflects their experiences here. Two legislators are calling attention to concerns anti-Asian discrimination in Michigan is undercounted.

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COVID reveals Michigan’s internet broadband gap. Will take years to close.

By Jonathan Oosting | February 25, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

The pandemic has exacerbated Michigan’s digital divide, as some students complete homework in parking lots and schools hand-deliver assignments. It’s an issue with educational, equity and economic implications as 1.2 million households lack broadband access.

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In changing Grosse Pointes, subtle racism gives way to political extremism

By Madeline Halpert | February 22, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

As one of the most exclusive corners of Michigan is becoming more diverse, the Pointes are enduring racial and political feuds. Some say they’re driven in part by what some call an ‘awakening’ caused by former President Trump.

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Michigan Tech condemned racism. Then it got ugly at Upper Peninsula university

By Jonathan Oosting | February 10, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

In a predominantly white university in one of Michigan’s whitest regions, a declaration against racism prompts two white professors to claim they’re the real victims. Critics say the ongoing debate is exposing hard truths.

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Michigan isn’t sure who’s getting the COVID vaccine. That’s a big problem

By Mike Wilkinson | February 4, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

An absence of data has hindered efforts to vaccinate the state, as officials have no idea about the racial breakdown of recipients, making it harder to address equity gaps and fix problems with distribution.

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Watch our ‘Black Bottom Saints’ Bridge Book Club chat with author Alice Randall

By Amber DeLind and Kathryn Dugal | February 4, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

BridgeDetroit and Bridge Michigan joined forces to co-host a book club discussion on the historical fiction novel set in Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood

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