Attorney General Dana Nessel accuses Michigan's largest health insurer of restricting competition and increasing costs for families, businesses and taxpayers. Blue Cross denies the allegations, and Michigan's next attorney general will inherit the lawsuit in January. LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has named national intelligence chief Jay Clayton to lead a new federal artificial-intelligence task force, even as Michigan battles over who pays for massive AI data centers, how the technology will affect manufacturing jobs and whether Washington should limit states' authority to regulate AI. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is
Michigan employers report sharply rising insurance premiums that threaten hiring, wages and expansion. Jocelyn Benson and John James offer different approaches to controlling costs. LANSING — Michigan small-business owners are facing employee health insurance premium increases of up to $2,000 or more per worker, potentially adding tens of thousands of dollars to annual operating expenses
DETROIT — Michigan is investing $89 million recovered through pollution settlements to clean up contaminated rivers, potentially unlocking tens of millions of additional federal dollars while creating opportunities for waterfront development, tourism, fishing and recreation. The largest investment is $50 million for the Detroit River, where state environmental officials estimate that completing contaminated-sediment remediation in
Every year, thousands of teenagers spend their summer trying to do something genuinely difficult: explain a complex idea in physics, life sciences, or mathematics clearly enough that a stranger with no background in the subject can watch a two-minute video and actually understand it. The Breakthrough Junior Challenge, the global science communication competition co-founded by
DETROIT — Thousands of Michigan manufacturing jobs and billions of dollars in automotive investments face growing uncertainty as electric vehicle sales plunge at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. American consumers are increasingly choosing hybrids, gasoline-powered pickups and SUVs instead, raising questions about whether Michigan's automakers can adjust production without disrupting employment, delaying factory investments or
DETROIT — President Donald Trump has threatened to double U.S. tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks and automotive parts to 50% on Jan. 1, 2027 — a move a longtime General Motors executive warns could hammer Michigan automakers and suppliers, threaten jobs and ultimately make vehicles more expensive. Warren Browne, a former global General Motors executive
ANN ARBOR - Michigan and Ohio adult-use cannabis businesses could potentially keep hundreds of thousands of dollars more each year for payroll, hiring, expansion and other operating costs if recreational marijuana is moved from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law. The reason is a federal tax provision known as Section 280E. Because adult-use
Fully driverless Waymos are now navigating Detroit streets with nobody behind the wheel. Michigan law says the automated system itself is the driver—but what happens when that software runs a red light, enters a closed street or needs to be stopped by police? The robotaxi future has arrived, and Michigan's traffic laws may be facing
Michigan voters will cast ballots Nov. 3 before some of the biggest Medicaid changes take effect. With three in five Michigan nursing-home residents already relying on Medicaid, here's what seniors and their families need to know before Election Day. LANSING - Michigan voters will cast ballots Nov. 3 before some of the biggest Medicaid changes
