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Ohio Legalized Cannabis Sales Came Quickly – The City Money Didn’t

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

By |2026-01-25T19:34:44-05:00January 25th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Wealth, Taxes, and the Cost of Debt: Why Billionaires Are Calling For Higher Taxes — and What Trump’s Tax Cuts Have to Do With 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

By |2026-01-24T16:56:20-05:00January 23rd, 2026|News|

Ohio Cannabis Referendum Push Targets Legislature’s Rewrite Of Voter-Approved Law

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

By |2026-01-22T18:09:37-05:00January 22nd, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Social Security Nears Funding Cliff as Washington Delays Fixes

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

By |2026-01-22T17:47:36-05:00January 22nd, 2026|Featured, Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan Unveils First-Ever Economic Transition Strategy To Prepare Workers, Communities, And Industry For Structural Change

DETROIT — Michigan helped build the industries that built America. Now, as those industries undergo the most significant transformation in generations, the state is moving to ensure workers, businesses and communities are prepared to adapt—and compete—in a rapidly changing global economy. At the Detroit Auto Show, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Community & Worker Economic

By |2026-01-21T15:07:41-05:00January 21st, 2026|Featured, Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Who Really Pays the Tariffs? Red States, Blue States — And Why Michigan Feels It Most

ANN ARBOR - As the United States heads into the 2026 election year, tariffs are quietly reshaping the political landscape — not through speeches about trade deficits, but through everyday prices. New economic research shows tariffs function less as a punishment on foreign competitors and more as a hidden tax on Americans, with disproportionate effects

By |2026-01-20T11:11:07-05:00January 20th, 2026|Featured, News|

Michigan Deploys Speed Cameras In Work Zones As 2026 Construction Season Begins

ANN ARBOR - Automated speed enforcement in active construction zones aims to curb dangerous driving, protect workers, and reduce crashes across Michigan highways. Michigan drivers heading into the 2026 construction season will encounter tougher enforcement in work zones as the state rolls out automated speed cameras designed to slow traffic and protect road crews. The

By |2026-01-18T10:04:52-05:00January 18th, 2026|News|

Massive AI Data Center Power Deal Advances Amid Local Debate

DETROIT - In a decision that could reshape Michigan’s energy and economic landscape, DTE Energy has agreed to stringent conditions attached to long-term power supply contracts for a planned 1.4-gigawatt hyperscale data center being developed by OpenAI and Oracle on roughly 575 acres of farmland south of Ann Arbor in Saline Township. The approval by

By |2026-01-17T13:43:03-05:00January 17th, 2026|ESD, News|

Ohio Cannabis Tops $1B as Regulation Tightens and Michigan’s New 24% Wholesale Tax Reshapes Midwest Competition

COLUMBUS - Ohio’s legal cannabis market reached a major benchmark in 2025, surpassing $1 billion in combined adult-use and medical marijuana sales during its first full year of recreational commerce. Adult-use marijuana sales launched in August 2024 following voter approval in November 2023. By the end of 2025, Ohio dispensaries had recorded: More than $836

By |2026-01-17T11:16:02-05:00January 17th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Cannabis Sales Slip in 2025 as Market Matures, New Wholesale Tax Reshapes 2026 Outlook

Michigan’s legal cannabis market closed 2025 with a modest decline, marking a clear shift from years of explosive growth to a more mature, price-competitive phase—just as a significant new tax takes effect in 2026. Total cannabis sales in Michigan declined 3.5% in 2025, finishing the year at an estimated $3.17 billion, down from $3.29 billion

By |2026-01-15T09:59:31-05:00January 14th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|