REGIONAL NEWS

State ban of flavored nicotine Vaping products effective immediately

Retailers have 14 days to comply with emergency rules

Is Michigan school spending up or down?

Pension problems muddy the answer

Bridge Magazine

Average teacher pay is stagnating in Michigan, likely heightening the struggles some school districts face

Hastings schools not alone in dealing with driver shortage

Rebecca Pierce

Editor

A dearth of school bus drivers is a problem Hastings Area School System is wrestling with this

Suicide rates rise across Michigan, with few answers

While no one’s sure why the suicides are rising, University of Michigan research suggests part of the problem is linked

Suicide prevention resources

Call: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255. It’s a network of more than 150 crisis centers that provides a 24-hour

High water on Great Lakes to continue into fall

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announced that based on preliminary August data, Lake Superior tied its record

Michigan committee approves health warning labels for marijuana

Bridge Magazine

The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved bills that would require labels on marijuana indicating its health

Michigan teachers: Flunking won’t help kids read. We have better ideas.

Bridge Magazine

With school back in session, thousands of third-graders in Michigan streamed into their classrooms for the first time