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Exploring Infrastructure Projects? Millions Available From Feds To Support Your Efforts

LANSING —The Michigan Infrastructure Office  Technical Assistance Center is opening its fourth application window in 2025 to help communities access millions of dollars in federal grant funding. Infrastructure projects eligible for this application window include bridge updates, airport improvements, passenger ferry expansion, brownfield redevelopment training and railroad crossings. The TAC has supported over 68 infrastructure

By |2025-08-07T15:56:41-04:00August 7th, 2025|ESD, Featured, Government/Politics, Politics/Government|
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Tribal Cannabis Compact Signed Between CRA And Bay Mills Indian Community

LANSING - In a historic development for cannabis policy and tribal sovereignty in Michigan, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency and the Bay Mills Indian Community have officially signed the state’s first tribal-state cannabis compact, allowing the Upper Peninsula-based tribal nation to participate directly in Michigan’s licensed adult-use cannabis market. The agreement, finalized on July 25, 2025,

By |2025-08-01T12:37:58-04:00August 1st, 2025|Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News, Politics/Government|
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July 2025 CRA Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update

LANSING - It is time for the CRA’s Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update! Check out what we have been up to this summer along with tips and reminders of the resources we offer. Education Sessions Check out the new additions to the Video Library on the CRA website. Browse all education sessions by topic or

By |2025-07-29T07:11:22-04:00July 29th, 2025|Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Michigan Roadside Drug Testing Continues To Move Through Legislature

LANSING - Under new bills making their way through the Michigan Legislature, police could swab your mouth on the side of the road and know within minutes if there are drugs in your system. While the bipartisan bills are garnering support in the name of safety, strong pushback is also emerging. Big picture view: Under Michigan law, driving

By |2025-07-23T15:17:47-04:00July 23rd, 2025|Featured, Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News, Politics/Government|
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Michigan Partners With DTE Energy And Consumers Energy To Boost Manufacturing Jobs

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Community & Worker Economic Transition Office announced a public-private partnership designed to create and retain good-paying jobs, support Michigan manufacturers and strengthen the state’s position as a global leader in the energy supply chain at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.  DTE Energy and Consumers

By |2025-06-09T19:07:39-04:00June 9th, 2025|Government/Politics, Industry 4.0, Politics, Politics/Government|
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$107 Million In Funding Commitments Made To Build Michigan’s Infrastructure Workforce

LANSING - Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced funding commitments of up to $107 million from the State of Michigan to support infrastructure workforce development initiatives through the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Building Michigan’s Infrastructure Workforce (BMIW) program. The BMIW program recently released the Michigan Statewide Infrastructure Workforce Plan – developed by

By |2025-06-03T18:22:39-04:00June 3rd, 2025|Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Applications Open For Mobility Prototyping Grant Program That Can Provide Up To $100,000

LANSING – The State of Michigan today announced the launch of the next round of the Make It in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program, a key initiative aimed at strengthening the state’s leadership in mobility, electrification, autonomous systems, and advanced manufacturing innovation. Led by the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and the

By |2025-06-02T07:35:44-04:00May 30th, 2025|Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
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MEDC Awards $8.8 Million In Grants For Organizations Supporting Under-Represented Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced the 23 Michigan organizations that will receive grant funding from the Trusted Connector Grant program, which provide grants to organizations such as chambers of commerce and other member-based organizations that engage with under-represented small businesses and/or tech-based entrepreneurs across the state. Additionally, a Detroit-based company will

By |2025-05-21T13:33:14-04:00May 21st, 2025|Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
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US Built $21 Trillion Underground Network For Wealthy To Survive Near-Extinction Event

LANSING - The U.S. has built a secret underground “city” costing $21 trillion where the ultra-wealthy can hide out druing a “near-extinction event,” a former government official has claimed. In what sounds like the plot of many science fiction movies, Catherine Austin Fitts, who served as the assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development under president

By |2025-05-11T10:43:02-04:00May 11th, 2025|Politics, Politics/Government, Science|
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Michigan Students Still Can Enter $1 Million Ticket Sweepstakes For $50K College Tuition

LANSING – With less than two weeks remaining, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) is encouraging students across the state to complete the Free Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) and enter to win their share of nearly $1 million through the Ticket to Tuition sweepstakes before the final deadline on May

By |2025-05-05T19:55:21-04:00May 5th, 2025|Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
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