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Michigan Launches Innovation Alliance As State Struggles To Keep Startups From Leaving

LANSING - Michigan’s innovation economy faces a growing competitiveness problem: Michigan ranks 32nd nationally in early- and growth-stage startup funding, according to a 2025 innovation scorecard from Business Leaders for Michigan. Leading innovation states including California, Washington and Colorado have grown their innovation economies at “twice the rate or more of Michigan” over the past

By |2026-05-28T10:43:16-04:00May 28th, 2026|Business, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Michigan Democrats Warn Federal Health Cuts Could Deepen Coverage Crisis

LANSING — Nearly half a million Michigan residents who rely on Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage are now paying significantly higher health insurance costs in 2026, with early enrollment data showing tens of thousands may already be abandoning coverage altogether as enhanced Obamacare subsidies expire and Republican-backed healthcare spending cuts begin taking effect nationally. New

By |2026-05-24T16:38:51-04:00May 24th, 2026|Government/Politics, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Michigan Faces Summer Energy Shock As Gas, Diesel, Electricity Prices Climb

LANSING - Michigan consumers and businesses are heading into summer facing rising energy costs as global conflict, inflation and growing electricity demand push up prices for gasoline, diesel fuel, electricity and natural gas across the state, according to a new 2026 summer outlook from the Michigan Public Service Commission. The report lands as Michigan is

By |2026-05-24T10:37:08-04:00May 24th, 2026|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Trump’s Grip On GOP Tightens After Massie Defeat As Republicans Navigate Falling Poll Numbers

WASHINGTON DC - The political warning signs for Republicans are growing more complicated heading into the 2026 midterm elections. President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have weakened nationally amid concerns over inflation, energy prices, tariffs, and rising tensions with Iran. Yet at the same time, Trump continues demonstrating enormous influence inside Republican primaries — a dynamic

By |2026-05-20T13:36:38-04:00May 20th, 2026|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|
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New AI Border Systems Could Disrupt U.S. Travel To Europe This Summer

DETROIT - Americans flying overseas this year increasingly may need more than just a passport to board international flights — and travelers departing from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport could soon face a confusing patchwork of new digital border systems, biometric screening requirements, and online travel authorizations. What began as a European border modernization effort

By |2026-05-17T16:04:12-04:00May 17th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Rising Gas Prices Could Reshape Michigan’s Midterm Elections As Iran Oil Crisis Deepens

Part 2 of a series on how huge increases in gas prices are impacting Michigan's economy and politics.  ANN ARBOR = As gasoline prices climb toward $5 per gallon across parts of Michigan, economists and political analysts are beginning to examine whether the growing global oil shock could eventually reshape the state’s 2026 midterm elections.

By |2026-05-13T11:40:39-04:00May 13th, 2026|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Can America Reduce The National Debt Without Destroying The Middle Class?

Part 2 or a 2 part series on the national debt crisis.  WASHINGTON DC - America’s national debt is approaching $39 trillion, and the federal government is now borrowing at a pace once associated only with wars, recessions and economic emergencies. But unlike previous crises, today’s trillion-dollar deficits are becoming permanent. The Congressional Budget Office

By |2026-05-12T10:05:22-04:00May 12th, 2026|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Could Chinese EVs Crush Detroit?

Part 1 or a two-part series on the Chinese auto threat to Michigan.  DETROIT - For generations, Detroit was the beating heart of American industrial power. In the decades following World War II, Michigan’s auto industry dominated not only the United States, but much of the global automobile market as well. During the 1950s and

By |2026-05-08T10:58:20-04:00May 8th, 2026|Auto Tech, Engineering Society of Detroit, ESD, Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Detroit News: Whitmer Administration Shields Secret Memo On Marijuana Tax

LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration, which is using a new tax on marijuana to fund road projects, has refused to fully release an internal analysis of how additional taxes on pot would impact the cannabis industry and whether they would shift more purchases to the illegal market, reports the Detroit News. In November 2023 —

By |2026-04-27T10:00:51-04:00April 27th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Michigan Is Pouring Money Into Child Care—So Why Are Workers Still Struggling?

LANSING — Michigan’s child care system employs an estimated 45,000 to 60,000 workers across more than 8,000 licensed providers statewide. Yet despite increased public investment and growing demand, many of those workers remain among the lowest-paid in the state’s economy—earning roughly $13.41 an hour on average, or about 61 percent of the typical Michigan wage,

By |2026-04-27T09:36:35-04:00April 27th, 2026|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|
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