LANSING - Cannabis Regulatory Agency Executive Director Brian Hanna told state lawmakers this week that the cannabis industry is under extreme pressure from falling prices, black market activity and the growing unregulated, intoxicating hemp products sold in gas stations and other retailers that compete with licensed products sold through dispensaries. Hanna said at a regulatory
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund Board officially established the Michigan Innovation Fund on Tuesday, allocating $60 million toward evergreen venture capital funds. The board’s vote was necessary to finalize the implementation of the fund after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills spurring its creation in January. The Michigan Innovation Fund is the largest funding
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has urged Indiana lawmakers to reconsider a bill that would legalize high-potency THC products by reclassifying them as hemp, such as Delta-8 and THC-laced gummies. In Letter from Todd Rokita to legislature on April 21 2025 sent Monday to the Indiana General Assembly and publicly shared Tuesday, the Republican warned
LANSING - Up to 15,000 Michigan residents could see lower home energy costs thanks to a rebate program announced by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The statewide launch of the Michigan Home Energy Rebates Program (MiHER), a program aimed to help households save thousands of dollars on energy expenses through home energy improvements and new, efficient appliances.
LANSING – Michigan’s entrepreneurial economy is fading in its strength over time, including relative to our Midwest neighbors, according to the 21st edition of the Entrepreneurship Score Card released today by the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) Foundation. This annual analysis combines dozens of metrics and measures to create a comprehensive evaluation of Michigan’s
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI) is advancing efforts to extend broadband coverage to every home, business and community anchor institution across Michigan with the announcement of the preliminary results of the first project application period for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.
DETROIT - DTE Energy broke ground this morning on a 100-megawatt solar array near Coldwater, whenn completed in 2026 will be the first of several DTE parks that will help Ford Motor Company reach its goal of attributing 100 percent carbon-free and renewable energy to its Michigan manufacturing facilities. Ford’s purchase of 650 megawatts of
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) announced that approximately $16 million in funding is available for cycle 2 of the Going PRO Talent Fund. Michigan employers have until May 2, to apply for funding to help train, develop and retain current and newly hired employees in high-demand, high-skill positions. Since
HUNTSVILLE, Ala - The impact of Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff policies are beginning to hit with car manufacturer Mazda confirming that it will halt production of CX-50s vehicles bound for Canada, a move prompted by America’s tariffs and corresponding Canadian countermeasures. Mazda says the pause will begin on May 12 at its Huntsville, Alabama plant, which builds the CX-50 car for North
COLUMBUS — Sunday marked Ohio’s first legal 420 stoner day and recreational marijuana sales were booming in the weeks leading up to the official pot holiday. Ohio voters legalized recreational marijuana in the 2023 election, but dual-use dispensaries were first permitted to open in August 2024. According to data released by Ohio’s Division of Cannabis
