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U-M Picks Ypsilanti Township For $1.25 Billion AI Supercomputing Center — But How Many Jobs Will It Create?

U-M Picks Ypsilanti Township For $1.25 Billion AI Supercomputing Center — But How Many Jobs Will It Create?

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP — The University of Michigan is moving toward building a $1.25 billion high-performance computing and artificial intelligence research complex in Ypsilanti Township, putting Washtenaw County at the center of another massive computing investment — but raising questions about jobs, taxes, electricity, water and local control. U-M and Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-14T13:16:07-04:00August 14th, 2026|News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Feds Approve Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel — But Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Project In Limbo

Feds Approve Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel — But Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Project In Limbo

Army Corps clears major federal hurdle just 12 days after Michigan's high court threw out key state approval MACKINAW CITY — Just 12 days after the Michigan Supreme Court threw out a key state permit for Enbridge's controversial Line 5 tunnel, the project has received a major green light from the federal government. The U.S.

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-13T13:48:07-04:00August 13th, 2026|Clean Update, News|

Michigan Cannabis Sales Shrink As Ohio Surges 22% — Is The 24% Tax Changing The Midwest Marijuana Market?

Michigan Cannabis Sales Shrink As Ohio Surges 22% — Is The 24% Tax Changing The Midwest Marijuana Market?

Michigan Lawmakers Push To Repeal New Wholesale Tax As Businesses Close And Ohio's Young Recreational Market Expands LANSING — Michigan and Ohio's marijuana markets are suddenly moving in opposite directions. Michigan cannabis sales fell 5.1% year over year in July, even as neighboring Ohio's much younger recreational market surged 22%, raising new questions about whether

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-12T15:59:16-04:00August 12th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Medicare CBD Experiment Could Open New Market For Michigan Hemp Industry

Medicare CBD Experiment Could Open New Market For Michigan Hemp Industry

CMS program allowing participating health-care organizations to provide qualifying hemp products to Medicare beneficiaries adds new urgency to Michigan's debate over how CBD should be regulated LANSING — Michigan hemp growers and CBD manufacturers could gain access to a potentially significant new health-care market as the federal government experiments with allowing certain Medicare beneficiaries to

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-11T14:53:46-04:00August 11th, 2026|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Utility Regulator Calls For End To Annual Rate Hikes, New Rules To Lower Electric Bills

Michigan Utility Regulator Calls For End To Annual Rate Hikes, New Rules To Lower Electric Bills

MPSC Plan Would Reshape How DTE, Consumers Energy Recover Costs As Michigan Electricity Prices Rank Second Highest In Midwest LANSING — Michigan's utility regulator wants lawmakers to end the cycle of annual electric rate cases that allows DTE Energy and Consumers Energy to seek new increases soon after previous increases are approved. The Michigan Public

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-10T16:52:13-04:00August 10th, 2026|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Pentagon Munitions Concerns Reach White House As Iran War Strains U.S. Arsenal

Pentagon Munitions Concerns Reach White House As Iran War Strains U.S. Arsenal

Analysts warn rebuilding key missile stockpiles could take years, raising questions about America's readiness for a second major conflict WASHINGTON – The United States has enough weapons to continue military operations against Iran, defense analysts say. The larger concern is what happens if another major conflict erupts before America can rebuild its depleted inventories of precision-guided

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-06T18:02:42-04:00August 6th, 2026|Economy, News|

Michigan Hemp Businesses Win Temporary Reprieve As Congress Delays Federal THC Crackdown

Michigan Hemp Businesses Win Temporary Reprieve As Congress Delays Federal THC Crackdown

One-month extension gives Congress a final opportunity during its post-election lame-duck session to craft permanent hemp regulations instead of allowing a sweeping federal ban to take effect. LANSING — Michigan hemp businesses have won a temporary reprieve after Congress moved to delay a sweeping federal crackdown on intoxicating hemp products, buying the industry about one

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-05T09:59:20-04:00August 5th, 2026|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

Why Michigan Gas Prices May Stay High Even As Oil Prices Fall

Why Michigan Gas Prices May Stay High Even As Oil Prices Fall

ExxonMobil's CEO says refinery constraints—not just crude oil prices—are increasingly determining what motorists pay at the pump. Michigan experts say global conflicts, refinery outages and uncertainty are keeping fuel markets volatile. Part Two Of A Series On How Oil Prices Impact Michigan's Economy. ANN ARBOR – Michigan drivers hoping that easing tensions in the Middle

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-05T08:43:38-04:00August 5th, 2026|Featured, News|

Middle East Uncertainty Keeps Michigan Economy On Edge Despite Oil Price Pullback

Middle East Uncertainty Keeps Michigan Economy On Edge Despite Oil Price Pullback

ANN ARBOR – Oil markets are reminding investors just how quickly geopolitics can reshape the global economy. After posting their biggest one-day jump since 2020 on fears that conflict in the Middle East could disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, crude prices have since retreated as hopes for a lasting truce and renewed diplomatic

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-04T15:48:22-04:00August 4th, 2026|News|

Michigan’s Next Economy: Michigan Can Build Startups. Now It Must Build Giants

Michigan’s Next Economy: Michigan Can Build Startups. Now It Must Build Giants

Record venture investment, world-class universities and nearly 500,000 mobility jobs show Michigan's innovation economy is gaining momentum. The next challenge is turning promising startups into billion-dollar companies that stay and grow here. LANSING - Michigan has spent decades reinventing itself from the world's automotive capital into one of America's leading centers for mobility innovation. Today,

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-03T17:32:19-04:00August 3rd, 2026|Featured, News|