Michigan homebuyers are confronting another affordability squeeze as 30-year mortgage rates climb above 7%, while home prices remain nearly 6% higher than a year ago. The impact could extend beyond buyers to home builders, mortgage lenders and consumer spending across the state. ANN ARBOR — Mortgage rates have surged above 7% for the first time
ANN ARBOR — Michigan companies racing to deploy autonomous artificial intelligence may be creating a new cybersecurity problem before their security departments even know the AI agents are there. AI agents developed by OpenAI, Google and Anthropic have crossed intended security boundaries during cybersecurity testing and gained unauthorized access to real computer systems. Researchers also
With 41 days remaining before the Nov. 3 election, two Republican-held Michigan congressional districts are rated tossups. Victories in both would give Democrats two of the three additional seats they need nationally to win control of the U.S. House. LANSING - Michigan voters will help decide more than the state’s next governor, U.S. senator, attorney
Quick summary: With six weeks remaining before Michigan’s Nov. 3 election, Democrats lead the races for governor and secretary of state. But the contests for U.S. Senate and attorney general remain within the polling margin of error, making voter enthusiasm and turnout potentially decisive. Michigan Democrats hold polling advantages in all four major statewide contests
ANN ARBOR - New Buffalo and Monroe generated nearly $125 million in estimated cannabis sales during the first quarter of 2026 as Michigan’s low prices reshaped the Midwest marijuana market. New Buffalo has about 1,700 permanent residents and nearly 30 marijuana dispensaries. That works out to roughly one dispensary for every 57 city residents—a concentration
Michigan diesel prices have reached a record $6.81 per gallon—84% higher than a year ago—as the Iran war and disruptions to Russian energy supplies tighten global fuel markets. The increase is hitting Michigan farmers during harvest while fertilizer costs are also rising, creating additional pressure on farm income, transportation expenses and food prices. ANN ARBOR
U-M autonomous-driving research helped create an Ann Arbor AI company now potentially worth $1.4 billion. Michigan taxpayers helped fund its growth. The next test is how many Michigan jobs follow. ANN ARBOR — Michigan has spent millions of taxpayer dollars building an economic-development system designed to turn university research into startups, attract private investment and
LANSING - Michigan regulators extensively test cannabis vape concentrates but confirm laboratories don't test heating hardware or analyze the aerosol consumers inhale Two reported serious health events involving customers of an Ohio marijuana dispensary prompted MITechNews to ask Michigan regulators a basic question: When a legal cannabis vape passes state-required laboratory testing, what exactly has
DETROIT - Michigan has a marijuana problem that sounds like it should have an easy solution. The state is sitting on an estimated 2 million pounds of cannabis inventory, helping drive marijuana prices to historic lows and squeezing growers, processors and retailers. With the fall outdoor harvest adding even more cannabis to the market, Michigan
Michigan marijuana retailers sold nearly $259 million of recreational cannabis in August, down 8.5% from a year ago, as growers head toward the fall harvest with nearly 900,000 pounds of conventional flower already sitting in the regulated market. LANSING — Michigan’s marijuana industry is heading toward its annual “Croptober” harvest with a problem it doesn’t
