ANN ARBOR - Michigan motorists are getting hit with another cost shock just as the summer driving season ends — and with the midterm elections approaching, soaring fuel prices could become another test of how voters judge the economy. Michigan regular gasoline averaged $4.31 a gallon as of Sept. 12, according to AAA, up from
LANSING — Michigan lawmakers are moving to restrict children from riding electric bicycles on public roads, sidewalks and trails following a series of serious crashes involving young riders and increasingly powerful electric two-wheelers. Under Senate Bill 1156, children younger than 14 would be prohibited from operating an e-bike on a public road, sidewalk or trail
AI, health care, advanced manufacturing and skilled trades dominate Michigan's new Hot 50 forecast — offering a road map to where the state's economy is heading. LANSING — Michigan's economy may increasingly run on artificial intelligence, automation and massive computing power. But somebody still has to build it, wire it, repair the machinery and keep
WASHINGTON DC - Michigan cannabis growers are sitting on a staggering supply problem: nearly 2 million pounds of adult-use flower and fresh-frozen marijuana were already sitting in the state's legal supply chain at midyear — and another major outdoor harvest is approaching. As of June 30, roughly 659,000 pounds of flower and 636,000 pounds of
Sandra Bullock says she saw alien ships. But what if some UFOs are actually secret U.S. technology? From Area 51 to AI and a new University of Michigan drone-defense system, the business of figuring out what’s flying above us is getting very real. ANN ARBOR - Sandra Bullock says she has seen alien spacecraft. And
AI SAFETY WATCH | NEWS ANALYSIS Michigan businesses are racing to put artificial intelligence into factories, cybersecurity systems, autonomous vehicles, health care, financial services and data centers. But some of the researchers building the world's most powerful AI systems are issuing an extraordinary warning: They aren't certain they will be able to control what they're
Michigan ranks No. 6 among America’s best states for business, yet it ranks only No. 24 for its economy. A new University of Michigan forecast shows why turning Michigan’s business advantages into jobs, workers and population growth remains a major challenge. Part 2 of a series. Read Part 1. LANSING — Michigan is officially one
Michigan employers announced 1,677 layoffs during the second quarter of 2026 as the EV slowdown, higher fuel prices, corporate consolidation and weaker consumer demand hit industries across the state. LANSING - Michigan employers announced 1,677 layoffs during the second quarter of 2026 as the state’s economy absorbed blows from the electric-vehicle slowdown, higher fuel prices,
DETROIT — Canada's new retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products took effect Tuesday, putting Michigan jobs, small businesses, manufacturers, farmers and potentially grocery bills directly in the middle of an escalating trade war with the state's largest foreign customer. For Michigan workers, the most immediate concern is jobs. Michigan exports support an estimated 230,000 jobs, including
About 77 percent of Michigan homes rely on natural gas for heat. As families finish a summer of $4 gasoline, the prolonged Iran war raises another pocketbook question: What happens to heating bills this winter? ANN ARBOR — Michigan families are ending the summer driving season paying more than $4 a gallon for gasoline. Now
