Ohio’s recreational marijuana industry has generated $1.67 billion in sales since launching in August 2024. Michigan still sells far more cannabis at dramatically lower prices — and Ohio customers have helped turn Monroe into a marijuana retail powerhouse. But as Ohio’s market grows and its prices fall, how long can Michigan maintain its border advantage?
Michigan Election Watch | Part 1 More than 2.2 million Michiganders voted by mail in 2024. A federal whistleblower alleges a new USPS verification system could reject entire batches of outbound absentee ballots after one failed barcode — but the controversial rule is currently blocked in federal court. WASHINGTON DC - A newly disclosed whistleblower
Michigan will need thousands more caregivers as its senior population grows toward 2.4 million. But nursing homes, assisted-living communities, and in-home care companies already face a more immediate problem: keeping the caregivers they have. ANN ARBOR - Many frontline caregivers earn less than $20 an hour. Michigan employers say better compensation is one of the
ANN ARBOR - Mich Auto’s Glenn Stevens Jr. says AI, robotics and advanced manufacturing could create a new generation of high-skilled jobs — but tariffs and slow-moving workforce development threaten Michigan’s competitive edge. Michigan has spent more than a century building the automotive industry. The next chapter may be less about building cars and more
Apple is expected to introduce its first foldable smartphone at its Sept. 9 product event, potentially testing whether Americans will pay more than $2,000 for a device many now keep for four years or longer. Would you pay $2,000 — perhaps $2,500 — for a smartphone? Apple may soon find out how many Americans will.
This story is an assessment of polling, voter sentiment and nonpartisan election forecasts as of Aug. 30. With roughly 10 weeks remaining before Election Day, the political environment could change significantly. WASHINGTON — Ten weeks before Americans vote in the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats appear to have a strong opportunity to recapture the U.S. House
As tariffs raise prices on vehicles and consumer goods, the cost of President Trump's trade policies is becoming an issue in Michigan's Rogers-El-Sayed U.S. Senate race. ANN ARBOR — President Donald Trump's trade battles are increasingly moving from factory floors and international negotiating tables to someplace much closer to home: the family budget. Current U.S.
Part 1 of 2: Michigan has climbed near the top of America's business rankings, but its economy, workforce and population continue to lag national growth. Next week, MITechNews asks Michigan economists and economic-development officials why. ANN ARBOR - Michigan has once again been ranked the sixth-best state in America for business, according to CNBC's 2026
AI data centers and advanced manufacturing are increasing Michigan's appetite for electricity. Thousands of acres of new solar could help supply it — while potentially creating another source of income for Michigan farmers. LANSING — Michigan wants AI data centers, advanced manufacturing, battery plants and other high-tech investments capable of creating jobs and pumping billions
As Washington and Ottawa impose tariffs on each other's products, China is moving in the opposite direction — building scale, driving down costs and aggressively pursuing the global customers Detroit needs. DETROIT — The United States and Canada are now engaged in an escalating trade war that threatens to make North America's deeply integrated automotive
