This story is an assessment of polling, voter sentiment and nonpartisan election forecasts as of Aug. 30. With roughly 10 weeks remaining before Election Day, the political environment could change significantly. WASHINGTON — Ten weeks before Americans vote in the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats appear to have a strong opportunity to recapture the U.S. House
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
Rising Federal Debt And Interest Costs Could Hit Michigan Retirees, Businesses And Rural Communities Particularly Hard WASHINGTON — The U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion for the first time this week, doubling in roughly a decade and raising a much more personal question for Michigan residents and businesses: Who ultimately pays the bill? The answer
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
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
DETROIT — Michigan workers are getting squeezed between a weakening job market and rising living costs, with private-sector employment down about 22,000 jobs over the past two years and inflation-adjusted hourly wages still 2.7% below where they were seven years ago. New federal data released Friday add to the warning signs. U.S. employers unexpectedly cut
WASHINGTON – A controversial election bill that supporters say would strengthen voter integrity and critics call voter suppression is back at the center of the national political debate after House Republicans voted Tuesday to attach the legislation to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), one of Congress' must-pass bills. The House approved a procedural
LANSING - Nearly 500,000 Michiganders already work in what state officials define as the mobility economy—a fast-growing sector that reaches far beyond the automobile industry to include artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics, maritime technologies, aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing. The Michigan mobility economy has quietly become one of the state's largest employment sectors. The
New Innovation Alliance hopes to turn more Michigan inventions into Michigan companies—and keep billions of dollars in future value from leaving the state. LANSING - For decades, Michigan has been one of America's great innovation engines. The state is home to world-class research universities, global automotive and manufacturing companies, a growing artificial intelligence sector, and
ANN ARBOR — President Donald Trump's decision to reopen the North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico could eventually affect the prices Michigan consumers pay for automobiles, appliances and other everyday goods, while creating new uncertainty for the state's manufacturing economy. The Trump administration announced this week that it will not renew the current
