LANSING – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 0.6 points in October to 98.2 but remained above its 52-year average of 98. But the Uncertainty Index fell 12 points from September to 88, the lowest reading of this year. Although state-specific data is unavailable, NFIB Michigan State Director Amanda Fisher said: "Small business owners
WASHINGTON DC — A congressional spending bill containing a hotly contested ban on hemp products with THC has cleared a procedural Senate vote, teeing up consideration of final passage, expected within days. But one GOP senator has a plan to strike the provision. The Senate agreed to advance the minibus appropriations package in a 60-40 vote
LANSING - The Cannabis Regulatory Agency wants pot dispensaries to report customers who possess illegal amounts of cannabis. But the CRA is not asking the stores not to sell it. “It doesn’t really make sense, at all,” said the manager of a store in the Upper Peninsula, who asked not to be named over concerns
WASHINGTON - If you're planning on flying for Thanksgiving, you may want to review your travel plans. On Nov. 5, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that 40 major airports - including Detroit Metropolitan Airport - will see a 10 percent cut in flights. Duffy warned earlier in the week that the cuts could come as
COLUMBUS — A Republican state Senator who has been instrumental in the legislation that aims to regulate recreational marijuana and intoxicating hemp products said that lawmakers may come to an agreement before Thanksgiving. State Sen. Steve Huffman, chairman of the Senate Health Committee and sponsor of Senate Bill 56, said there may be some sticking points,
COLUMBUS - An Ohio bill to significantly revise the state’s marijuana program, while adding new restrictions to the hemp market, has hit a roadblock—with the Senate soundly rejecting the latest amended version that advanced out of the House. The legislation from Sen. Stephen Huffman (R) first passed the Senate in February before reaching the House floor
COLUMBUS - Voters who overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana use in Ohio could soon experience restrictions. Despite the new constitutional amendment that spelled out marijuana regulations, lawmakers want to tighten the reins by limiting where it can be smoked, how it can be transported and the penalties for breaking the law. Lawmakers, however, did keep a
DETROIT - Significant things for the THC beverage sector are afoot at the Circle K. The ubiquitous roadside retailer and convenience store chain plans to start selling hemp-derived THC beverages in as many as 3,000 stores nationwide sometime next year. That’s after Circle K rolls out hemp THC beverages produced by Horticulture Co. and branded
LANSING - Michigan drivers pay state and federal taxes every time they fill up their gas tank. How much, and where those dollars go, are changing in an effort to better maintain and improve the state’s roads system. Those changes were signed into law earlier this month. Lawmakers have described the tax change as “revenue neutral” and
LANSING - Four marijuana-related bills were up for consideration before a Michigan House panel on Thursday, with one aiming to upend rules on the legal amount of regulated pot a a person is allowed to possess, both in plant and concentrate form. Members of the House Regulatory Reform Committee discussed but did not amend or
