Elon Musk predicts artificial intelligence will become smarter than humanity and eventually make traditional work largely optional. Michigan may face the economic consequences long before his most radical predictions come true. ANN ARBOR - Michigan companies don't have to replace all their workers with artificial intelligence to dramatically disrupt the state's economy. They simply have
Moving marijuana to Schedule III could deliver a major federal tax break to Michigan cannabis businesses. But something much bigger — federal legalization — would be needed before Michigan growers could legally ship recreational marijuana across state lines. WASHINGTON DC - Michigan's cannabis industry could be approaching two very different federal turning points — and
Rising Federal Debt And Interest Costs Could Hit Michigan Retirees, Businesses And Rural Communities Particularly Hard WASHINGTON — The U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion for the first time this week, doubling in roughly a decade and raising a much more personal question for Michigan residents and businesses: Who ultimately pays the bill? The answer
LG Energy Solution Starts Production At Lansing Battery Plant As AI Power Demand Opens A Second Market For Michigan’s EV Investments LANSING — Michigan spent billions of dollars and years of economic-development effort preparing for an electric-vehicle revolution. Now the explosive growth of artificial intelligence may give some of those investments a second — and
WASHINGTON — The federal government's long-running effort to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III has entered another critical stage — potentially opening the door to major federal tax relief for cannabis businesses in Michigan and Ohio without legalizing recreational marijuana nationwide. The Drug Enforcement Administration is urging Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius
Michigan's mature marijuana market continues to offer some of the cheapest cannabis in the nation, while neighboring Ohio consumers are paying substantially more — and now face legal consequences if they bring their Michigan purchases home. LANSING — Michigan marijuana consumers continued buying some of America's least expensive legal cannabis in July, while just across
As technology giants make trillions of dollars in long-term commitments to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, Michigan is making its own bet on the AI boom — offering tax incentives, approving massive data centers and preparing an electric grid to serve them. The payoff could mean billions in investment and thousands of construction jobs. But what
MVCA's VentureTrack 2026 will train Michigan's next generation of venture investors as the state tries to turn research and startups into companies producing high-paying jobs. Michigan's $56 billion bioscience industry shows what's at stake. ANN ARBOR — Michigan has nearly 48,000 bioscience jobs paying an average $110,204 a year. A statewide effort to train more
Michigan drivers are paying $1.13 a gallon more than a year ago as Middle East turmoil and tight global refinery capacity keep fuel prices elevated. A 15-gallon fill-up now costs nearly $64, adding another bread-and-butter issue for voters heading toward the November midterm elections. LANSING — Michigan motorists are getting hammered at the gas pump
GM is slowing parts of its electric-vehicle transition while protecting profitable gasoline vehicles and preserving enough EV capacity to respond if the market changes. But that strategy creates another risk: Could Detroit lose technological ground to China while Michigan auto workers wait to see where the next generation of jobs will be created? DETROIT —
