by Lisa Green | 08 08, 2023 | COMMUNITY, THINGS TO DO, Uncategorized
MICHIGAN—Physical gifts are out. Experiential gifts are in. And a hot air balloon ride is the perfect festive experience to enjoy with someone you love. In a survey done by travel booking platform GetYourGuide during last year’s holiday season, 77% of Americans said...
by Kyle Kaminski | 08 08, 2023 | CANNABIS, COMMUNITY
MICHIGAN — Cannabis is a pretty big deal in Michigan—and there’s never a shortage of newsworthy headlines from the industry as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital. Here are a dozen things you need to know this week: LEGAL DILEMMA: A federal...
by Lisa Hayes | 08 08, 2023 | Uncategorized
Residents of Wyoming—the second-largest city in Kent County—are calling for Mayor Kent Vanderwood to resign, after the 69-year-old was charged with multiple felonies for his role in the fake electors scheme after the 2020 US presidential election. How we got here:...
by Kyle Kaminski | 08 08, 2023 | Uncategorized
Nearly $2 million in grants awarded this week by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) are set to give a big boost to farmers in two dozen communities. LANSING—Two dozen food producers, processors and community development groups scored...
by Michigan Advance | 08 08, 2023 | Uncategorized
BY ANDREW ROTH, MICHIGAN ADVANCE LANSING—Michigan could become the fifth state to enable residents to add a digital state ID to their phone under a package of bills recently introduced in the Michigan Legislature. Senate Bill 459, sponsored by state Sen. Sarah Anthony...
by The 'Gander Staff | 08 08, 2023 | Uncategorized
From gummies to chocolates, there are lots of great cannabis edibles in Michigan. We want to know: Which one is your favorite? Whether you live in the Upper Peninsula or the Thumb, show support for your favorite brand by answering our poll below! The MichiGanja Report...
by Kyle Kaminski | 08 08, 2023 | Uncategorized
Millions of dollars in state funding awarded this week through the Michigan Transportation Economic Development Fund is set to improve road conditions near General Motors’ Orion Assembly Plant as the automaker prepares to invest $3.5 billion in Michigan. ...
by Kyle Kaminski | 08 08, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Northern Great Lakes Initiative has received millions of dollars in federal funding to offer support—and up to $500,000 in loans—for small business owners and aspiring business owners. LANSING—More than $120 million in federal funding was awarded this week by...
by Associated Press | 08 08, 2023 | Uncategorized
LANSING — A Detroit woman is suing the city and a police officer, saying she was falsely arrested when she was eight months pregnant and accused of a carjacking based on facial recognition technology that is now the target of lawsuits filed by three Black Michigan...
