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Opinion | Michigan is failing our English learner students, and that has to change | Bridge Michigan

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Here’s why: Michigan’s immigrant population is one of the few areas of growth for our state. In fact, 13% of children are considered to be part of immigrant families. Immigrant community a bright spot in Michigan Immigrants, many of whom are learning English, are also an important

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Michigan elections FAQ: Where do U.S. reps stand on Israel-Hamas war | Bridge Michigan

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“I could not in good conscience vote to send more U.S.-taxpayer funded weapons to Israel that could be used to kill innocent civilians and worsen the devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” he said on X, formerly called Twitter. He said the U.S. must work toward a ceasefire,

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2024 Michigan elections: Speaker Johnson raising funds, Hollier in trouble | Bridge Michigan

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Monday, May 13 GOP pushes absentee voting The Michigan GOP is urging its members to add their names to the state’s permanent absentee voter list, arguing Republicans “cannot afford to underestimate the strategic importance” of voting by mail in 2024. The Monday appeal marked a notable tone

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Detroit gains residents for first time in decades. Check your city’s change | Bridge Michigan

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The estimates show population increases for East Lansing, Coldwater in southern Michigan, Sterling Heights in Macomb County, Grandville and Wyoming in Kent County, Lyon Township in Oakland County and Houghton in the Upper Peninsula. Detroit’s population bump moved it up in the rank of the country’s most

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2024 Michigan elections: Kristina Karamo loses fight for state GOP (again) | Bridge Michigan

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Monday, May 13 GOP pushes absentee voting The Michigan GOP is urging its members to add their names to the state’s permanent absentee voter list, arguing Republicans “cannot afford to underestimate the strategic importance” of voting by mail in 2024. The Monday appeal marked a notable tone

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Michigan Democrats target income discrimination in affordable housing push | Bridge Michigan

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The legislation “will do nothing to improve our state’s housing crisis and will only make it harder for landlords to do business in our state,” Sen. Jonathan Lindsey, an Allen Republican, said before an October vote in the upper chamber.  “This will discourage people from becoming landlords

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2024 Michigan elections: Joe Biden, Donald Trump agree to debates | Bridge Michigan

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Monday, May 13 GOP pushes absentee voting The Michigan GOP is urging its members to add their names to the state’s permanent absentee voter list, arguing Republicans “cannot afford to underestimate the strategic importance” of voting by mail in 2024. The Monday appeal marked a notable tone

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Steep tariffs may block Chinese threats to Michigan’s growing EV industry | Bridge Michigan

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China is undermining U.S. supply chains “by flooding the market with artificially cheap products that hurt American businesses and workers,” Raimondo added. Central to the ruling, however, are electric vehicles. While Chinese automakers are growing their global market share of EVs, U.S. manufacturers are investing billions to

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2024 Michigan elections: Jill Biden plans Michigan stops; McClain hospitalized | Bridge Michigan

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Monday, May 13 GOP pushes absentee voting The Michigan GOP is urging its members to add their names to the state’s permanent absentee voter list, arguing Republicans “cannot afford to underestimate the strategic importance” of voting by mail in 2024. The Monday appeal marked a notable tone

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Flint water crisis: Did ‘myth’ of lead harm become self-fulfilling prophecy? | Bridge Michigan

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In August 2015, 56% of the Flint homes tested for lead during the height of the water crisis had lead levels so low that water from taps met the Food and Drug Administration threshold for bottled water, according to tests taken by a team from Virginia Tech