ANN ARBOR — Ann Arbor’s city staff is proposing City Council set aside $1 million for the next phase of study as the city considers a takeover of DTE Energy locally. That figure was included in a budget presentation to council on March 11 as officials discussed priorities for the coming year, including giving further
CHARLEVOIX - For the second time in a year, Beaver Island has received funding for the construction of a new, eco-friendly ferry to run between the island and Charlevoix. The additional $10 million is the second federal grant for the new electric-powered ferry to be awarded in 10 months; in addition to the original $6
VASSAR, MI - Inspectors found a black garbage bag containing nearly 20 pounds of untagged, untracked marijuana in the attic of a marijuana shop in Tuscola County’s Vassar. That’s one of the seven violations Michigan marijuana regulators cited in a Jan. 25 statement announcing Premier Provisioning, operated by 664 Vassar LLC, must pay a $212,000
LANSING - Every vehicle in the state government’s fleet must be zero-emissions by 2040 after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order establishing the goal. The order defines zero-emissions as “any vehicles that use a propulsion technology that does not produce greenhouse-gas emissions,” which leaves the door open to options beyond electric vehicles. Whitmer has
LANSING - Michigan lawmakers have proposed eight new designs this year, with a few already through the legislature, some halfway there and others still at the starting gate. Here’s a breakdown: Michigan has dozens of plates that support organizations like sports teams and nonprofits or allow drivers to identify themselves as members of group like
ANN ARBOR - How do we think? That question has fascinated Huda Akil since growing up in her home in Damascus, Syria. The longtime University of Michigan neuroscientist first learned to think through her parents, she said. There was no limit to the questions she could ask them, which she said piqued her curiosity. “They
LANSING - Soon your driver’s license or state identification card could be something other than a plastic rectangle stored in a leather wallet or purse. It could be in your mobile phone A Michigan bill would allow users to pull up their ID virtually on their phones with all their information, similar to a normal
KALAMAZOO -A Kalamazoo cannabis company’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing will test some particularly murky legal waters and could potentially set a legal precedent for other cannabis-related businesses facing insolvency. Master Equity Group LLC on April 20 filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Michigan under subchapter V of the federal bankruptcy
DEARBORN - The road to an autonomous commute is underway and Ford has stepped up to help pave it. Michigan’s first connected and automated vehicle corridor received $130 million in capital funding, led by Ford and Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners. The project connecting Detroit to Ann Arbor was announced in 2020 and reached new milestones in planning
LANSING - An effort to entice big businesses with government-backed incentives advanced in the Michigan Senate Thursday, just a day after the state House approved similar legislation. Senate Bills 769, 770 and 771 passed with bipartisan support in the Michigan Senate on Thursday and would create the “Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund” and the
