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2025 was a big year in Michigan politics, with significant changes at both the state and federal level. Bridge Michigan takes a look at some of the stories and events that shaped the year.

This year could have stunk. But thanks to you, it didn't. And IPR News has some big things in store for the year ahead.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes surged because treatments were limited.

Traffic fatalities on Michigan roads have increased since the pandemic. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently launched a commission to lower traffic deaths by 30%

Workforce cuts made by the Trump administration at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are prompting meteorologists to debate the reliability of weather predictions.

The Michigan Legislature adjourned Thursday for the year, ending a 2025 session where a politically divided House and Senate often struggled to reach deals.The marathon final day saw roughly two dozen mostly mundane bills clear both chambers, capping a session on track to enact the fewest number of new laws in any year since Michigan became a state.

Edmonia Lewis, the first globally-recognized sculptor of African American and Native American descent, achieved critical acclaim for her masterpiece, “The Death of Cleopatra.” But over a hundred years ago, it disappeared.

Tenant unions are resurging across Michigan’s cities. In Cadillac, organizers are testing whether tenant organizing can work in rural areas, too.

Contamination in a Cheboygan County wetland has spread, and clean up is taking longer than regulators anticipated.

Getting an exact number can be challenging because of how the government releases data. But recent numbers might be as close to precise as it gets.