COLUMBUS - Most people assumed Ohio’s marijuana revenue would work the same way legalization did. Fast. Sales would begin.Money would follow. That isn’t what happened. After voters approved Issue 2 in November 2023, recreational marijuana sales launched in August 2024. Dispensaries opened. Consumers showed up. Taxes were collected every day. Cities and villages waited. Not
DETROIT - Detroit’s launch of a new microgrant program aimed at helping small businesses adopt modern technology underscores a much larger challenge facing Michigan’s innovation economy: early-stage tech companies and digital-dependent small businesses are chronically underfunded at precisely the moment when technology investment is becoming essential to survival and growth. City officials, working with the
ANN ARBOR — As U.S. auto prices and monthly payments hit historic highs, new data reveals generational differences not only in borrowing but in how these costs are squeezing household finances. A LendingTree analysis of ~66,000 anonymized credit profiles from mid-2025 highlights stark contrasts in debt loads, payment burdens, and now leasing vs financing payment
LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a high-stakes federal antitrust lawsuit this week targeting major oil companies—including BP, Chevron, Exxon and Shell—and the American Petroleum Institute, alleging a decades-long conspiracy to stifle competition from renewable energy and electric vehicles. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in western Michigan, frames the case as not
Poker software runs calculations that would take a human brain centuries to complete. The machines do this in seconds. Artificial intelligence systems have beaten the best players on the planet, and the technology behind those victories now trickles down into training tools, security systems, and gameplay itself. Online poker in 2025 looks nothing like it
ANN ARBOR - A growing number of millionaires and billionaires are publicly urging governments to raise taxes on the world’s wealthiest individuals, arguing that extreme inequality threatens economic stability, democratic institutions, and long-term growth. In an open letter released alongside global economic forums, wealthy signatories warned that current tax systems allow vast fortunes to accumulate
The distinction between machine learning and artificial intelligence often confuses business leaders and technologists alike. Hassan Taher, founder of Taher AI Solutions in Los Angeles, has spent years clarifying these concepts for clients across healthcare, finance, and manufacturing sectors. His work demystifying technical subjects has made him a trusted voice for organizations implementing AI technologies.
COLUMBUS - Ohio cannabis advocates are renewing their push to put the state’s marijuana laws back before voters — this time aiming squarely at Senate Bill 56, the sweeping legislative overhaul that rewrote large portions of the adult-use cannabis framework Ohioans approved at the ballot box just two years ago. The campaign, led by Ohio-based
DETROIT - Michigan’s auto industry is navigating one of its most complex transitions in decades — and recent policy shifts on both sides of the border are accelerating the pressure. As Canada moves to sharply reduce tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Detroit’s legacy automakers are slowing EV expansion, pivoting toward hybrids, and reassessing long-term capital
WASHINGTON DC — The clock is ticking on the nation’s most important retirement program, and experts warn that continued political inaction could soon force automatic benefit cuts for millions of Americans — including retirees, disabled workers, and future beneficiaries now in the workforce. According to projections from the Social Security Administration, the retirement trust fund
