by Lucas Henkel | Feb 14, 2025 | HEALTHCARE
Launching March 3, the “RX Kids” program kicks off in its third Michigan location. Although she’s 39 weeks pregnant, Ashley Stewart of Sault Ste. Marie doesn’t feel as stressed as she did during her previous pregnancies. That’s because she will be one of the first...
by Kyle Kaminski | Feb 14, 2025 | CANNABIS
MICHIGAN—Michigan’s cannabis scene is booming, with the industry making headlines every week as the state solidifies its spot as a top contender for the nation’s weed capital. Here are seven stories you won’t want to miss this week: TOP STRAINS: Leafly recently...
by Kyle Kaminski | Feb 14, 2025 | CANNABIS
A new wholesale tax on marijuana could help fix the damn roads. But it could also raise prices for consumers and shake things up for businesses, industry leaders warn. MICHIGAN—A new budget plan announced this month by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls for higher taxes on...
by Michigan Advance | Feb 14, 2025 | STATE LEGISLATURE
BY ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—As sweeping changes to Michigan’s minimum wage and earned sick time standards, which pose concerns in the restaurant industry, are set to take effect next week, the state Senate found a compromise on Thursday to preserve...
by Associated Press | Feb 14, 2025 | GOP ACCOUNTABILITY
Attorneys general from 14 states, including Michigan, challenged the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to access sensitive government data and exercise “virtually unchecked power” in a lawsuit filed Thursday....