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Could U.S.-Canada Trade War Hand China An Auto Industry Advantage?

As Washington and Ottawa impose tariffs on each other's products, China is moving in the opposite direction — building scale, driving down costs and aggressively pursuing the global customers Detroit needs. DETROIT — The United States and Canada are now engaged in an escalating trade war that threatens to make North America's deeply integrated automotive

By |2026-08-28T14:21:47-04:00August 28th, 2026|Auto Tech, News|

Meta Settlement Will Limit Michigan Teens’ Facebook, Instagram Use — What Parents Need To Know

New rules will limit daily use, block overnight access and strengthen age checks for children and teenagers. Children under 13 aren't supposed to be on Facebook or Instagram at all. LANSING — Michigan parents soon could have considerably more help controlling how much time their children spend scrolling through Facebook and Instagram. A landmark settlement

By |2026-08-30T16:11:10-04:00August 27th, 2026|Featured, News|

DEA Marijuana Decision Moves Closer — What Schedule III Could Mean For Michigan

WASHINGTON — The federal government's years-long debate over marijuana's legal status has entered another critical stage, with the Drug Enforcement Administration releasing more than 2,500 pages of testimony from its rescheduling hearing as the judge overseeing the case prepares his recommendation. For Michigan's cannabis industry, however, the bigger question isn't what's contained in the massive

By |2026-08-26T15:06:25-04:00August 26th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

CRA Watch: Michigan Cannabis Regulators Issue 75 July Enforcement Actions — Three Businesses Surrender Licenses

Dragonfly Kitchen III accounts for 43 enforcement records as Michigan regulators cite operators for tracking, security, sales and financial-reporting violations LANSING — Michigan cannabis regulators recorded 75 enforcement actions dated in July, ranging from fines for marijuana tracking violations to the surrender of licenses by three businesses, according to the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s latest monthly

Baby Boomers Are Becoming A $500 Million Cannabis Market In Michigan And Ohio

WASHINGTON DC - Baby Boomers aren't just using more marijuana. They're becoming big business for cannabis companies. Older consumers could already represent a roughly $500 million annual cannabis market in Michigan and Ohio, according to a MITechNews analysis of state cannabis sales and national purchasing patterns. And new federal research suggests that market could continue

By |2026-08-24T11:05:35-04:00August 24th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Federal Marijuana Legalization Could Bring New Taxes — And Give Michigan’s Oversupplied Cannabis Industry A National Market

Moving marijuana to Schedule III could deliver a major federal tax break to Michigan cannabis businesses. But something much bigger — federal legalization — would be needed before Michigan growers could legally ship recreational marijuana across state lines. WASHINGTON DC - Michigan's cannabis industry could be approaching two very different federal turning points — and

By |2026-08-21T13:45:21-04:00August 21st, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

DEA Makes Final Push To Move Marijuana To Schedule III — What It Means For Michigan And Ohio Cannabis

WASHINGTON — The federal government's long-running effort to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III has entered another critical stage — potentially opening the door to major federal tax relief for cannabis businesses in Michigan and Ohio without legalizing recreational marijuana nationwide. The Drug Enforcement Administration is urging Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius

By |2026-08-19T10:26:20-04:00August 19th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Cannabis Prices Stay Near Record Lows As Ohio Cracks Down On Cross-Border Weed

Michigan's mature marijuana market continues to offer some of the cheapest cannabis in the nation, while neighboring Ohio consumers are paying substantially more — and now face legal consequences if they bring their Michigan purchases home. LANSING — Michigan marijuana consumers continued buying some of America's least expensive legal cannabis in July, while just across

By |2026-08-18T11:43:45-04:00August 18th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Big Tech Has Bet $3 Trillion On AI. Michigan Is Betting With It

As technology giants make trillions of dollars in long-term commitments to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, Michigan is making its own bet on the AI boom — offering tax incentives, approving massive data centers and preparing an electric grid to serve them. The payoff could mean billions in investment and thousands of construction jobs. But what

By |2026-08-18T10:41:02-04:00August 18th, 2026|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, News|

Michigan Gas Hits $4.25 — Up 36% In A Year, Could $5 Gas Be Next?

Michigan drivers are paying $1.13 a gallon more than a year ago as Middle East turmoil and tight global refinery capacity keep fuel prices elevated. A 15-gallon fill-up now costs nearly $64, adding another bread-and-butter issue for voters heading toward the November midterm elections. LANSING — Michigan motorists are getting hammered at the gas pump

By |2026-08-17T13:49:58-04:00August 17th, 2026|News|