Congress has given hemp businesses another month before sweeping federal restrictions take effect. iHemp Michigan President Blain Bechtold says the delay does little to resolve the industry's problems and urges lawmakers to adopt age restrictions instead. LANSING — Michigan hemp businesses face a December 11 federal deadline that could remove many hemp-derived THC beverages, gummies
Harvest fuel costs are soaring, threatening farm profits and adding pressure to grocery prices. An energy analyst warns Russian diesel shipments may arrive too late to provide meaningful relief before the November 3 elections. DETROIT — Michigan farmers harvesting corn and soybeans face nearly $1,200 in additional costs every time they fill the 330-gallon diesel
Ohio's October 5 cannabis regulations are forcing dispensaries to change products and remove noncompliant inventory. With average cannabis item prices more than three times higher in Ohio than Michigan, the changes could create additional opportunities for dispensaries in Monroe and other Michigan border communities. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio cannabis dispensaries are confronting new costs, inventory
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
LANSING - Four Michigan technology startups have each secured $425,000 in investment funding and are headed for a spring showdown in which one will win another $1 million — bringing the PitchMI champion's total investment to $1.425 million. But the competition represents something bigger for Michigan: an effort to solve one of the persistent problems
PICKNEY, MI. - Michigan's battered cannabis market is creating opportunities for stronger operators to acquire distressed dispensaries, cultivation facilities, processing operations and cannabis real estate at prices that would have been difficult to imagine several years ago. Meanwhile, Ohio's rapidly developing adult-use market is creating a different challenge: operators need capital to acquire businesses, expand
A Russian-linked disinformation operation targeting the 2026 midterms has reached Michigan, with U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed among those targeted. Researchers say the campaign is using fabricated news reports, manipulated videos and fake journalist content to influence American voters. WASNINGTON DC - A Russian-linked disinformation operation using fabricated news reports, manipulated videos and coordinated social-media
The Trump administration has sought Michigan voter records, ordered new federal mail-ballot procedures and deployed Justice Department election monitors in Michigan. Courts have blocked some of those actions while leaving other established federal powers intact. With the Nov. 3 midterm election one month away, here's what the president and federal government legally can — and
