Stories tagged: "MI 2020 Review"

Michigan Life Kim Dixon salutes protesters marching on the MacArthur Bridge in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Michigan Life PHOTOS: 2020 Like You’ve Never Seen It

From "Operation Haircut" to a historic election, we capture it all.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain December 24, 2020 12:41 pm EST
Michigan Life Christy Hester of Twin Lake turned her late husband's glasses into a snowman ornament.
Michigan Life How This Michigander’s Ornament Encapsulates All the Grief of 2020

A teacher from Twin Lake lost her husband in January, and a pandemic upended her mourning. But she’s found beauty in this dark year, and commemorated it in a touching way.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 23, 2020 1:58 pm EST
Law and Policy
Law and Policy These Five Laws Helped Shape Michigan’s 2020

The world events that shaped Michigan's tumultuous 2020 were themselves shaped by laws, some old and some new, that clarified the chaos of the year.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 3, 2020 12:07 pm EST
Commentary Photo courtesy the Office of the Governor
Commentary The Meteoric Rise of Big Gretch: From Fixing Roads to Saving Lives in One Year’s Time

As Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer has faced far more than fixing the damn roads, putting her in the running for Person of the Year.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 1, 2020 3:34 pm EST

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Community Foundation of Greater Flint CEO Isaiah Oliver circulates during a library opening in Flint, Mich., on Thursday, May 19, 2022. As the foundation’s first Flint native and first Black leader since it was founded in 1988, Oliver works to build bridges between marginalized people and wealthy donors. (Sean Work/The Chronicle of Philanthropy via AP) Michigan Life Homegrown Foundation Leader Builds Bridges, Trust in Flint
A woman takes a photo of lightning striking as dark storm clouds roll over Lake Michigan. (Mark Olsen via Unsplash) Weather Storms Knock Out Power to More than 100,000 Across Michigan
Plenty of historic Michigan theaters are still playing movies and hosting live performances today. Michigan Life Cherished Cinema: 6 Historic Michigan Theaters Thriving as Labors of Love
On Sunday, all 50 Senate Democrats—including Michigan Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow—voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Economy Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Michigan Families