ANN ARBOR—For weeks, Michigan residents have endured sweltering temperatures, high humidity and steadily rising electric bills as air conditioners worked overtime to keep homes cool. Now, a new national report suggests that summer heat is only part of a much bigger challenge. According to a Bloomberg News report carried by Yahoo Finance, America's aging electric
GM CEO tells investors the automaker is building new revenue streams that could create opportunities for suppliers, startups and high-tech workers. DETROIT – When General Motors CEO Mary Barra spoke with Wall Street investors during the company's second-quarter earnings call last week, she delivered a message that could have significant implications for Michigan's economy. GM's
Michigan Snowbirds: Ship Your Car to Florida, Skip the Drive Every fall, tens of thousands of Michigan residents make the same calculation: drive to Florida or find another way to get there. The drive from Detroit to the Tampa Bay area is about 1,200 miles. From the Upper Peninsula, add another 200. That amounts to
5 Best Car Shipping Companies of 2026 Whether you're buying a car out of state, relocating, or heading south for the winter, moving a vehicle has become a fairly common event. The harder part is picking the right company from a crowded field. These five car shippers are all well-established and have solid track records.
New research suggests THC may alter brain activity during sleep, but studies also show cannabis can help some people with chronic pain, PTSD and insomnia. ANN ARBOR – For years, cannabis has earned a reputation as a natural sleep aid. Millions of Americans—including many Michigan consumers—say a gummy, tincture or pre-roll before bedtime helps them
OpenAI Safety Incident Raises New Questions About Autonomous AI As Michigan Companies Accelerate Adoption ANN ARBOR – The nightmare scenario portrayed in movies like The Terminator has always centered on one fear: an artificial intelligence acting independently of human control. OpenAI says that's not what happened in a recently disclosed security incident involving one of
Tracking Michigan cannabis regulatory enforcement, compliance trends and disciplinary actions. ANN ARBOR – Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency disciplined more than 20 licensed cannabis businesses during June, with failures involving the state's METRC seed-to-sale tracking system emerging as the most common compliance issue in the agency's latest monthly enforcement report released Friday. The June 2026 Disciplinary
LANSING – Seven years after Michigan voters legalized recreational marijuana, the state's highest court has finally answered one of the biggest unanswered questions facing police officers and cannabis consumers. In a landmark decision, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the smell of marijuana alone is no longer enough to give police probable cause to search a
LANSING — As Michigan regulators prepare to decide the future of 13 hydroelectric dams owned by Consumers Energy, local officials, business owners and community leaders are urging the state to approve the proposed sale, arguing that removing the dams could damage local economies, reduce property values and eliminate a source of clean, renewable electricity. The
Workplace accidents can happen in any industry, but incidents involving vehicles, such as company cars, delivery vans, forklifts, or other work-related transportation, are among the most serious. Whether you are driving as part of your job, operating machinery, or simply present in a workplace where vehicles are used, a car-related accident can lead to significant
