Kyle Kaminski

Michigan Republicans promised families tax relief on the campaign trail—but after Election Day, they’ve done everything they can to stand in the way of meaningful action. The latest scheme: Screwing every taxpayer out of $180 inflation relief checks. 

As a former medical marijuana caregiver, Jujuan “Funk” Coleman had spent more than a decade growing some of the state’s highest quality cannabis—with a particular knack for transforming his harvests into mouth-watering snacks and desserts.

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 10 things Michigan could buy with the 2022 tax revenue from weed.

Democratic lawmakers from Michigan are calling for an investigation after a recent New York Times article exposed the exploitation of migrant child workers—including a number of children who are reportedly working inside at least three factories in the Grand Rapids area.

Several redevelopment projects are set to create or retain another 400-plus jobs and generate more than $200 million in investment, all right here in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced this week.

After decades of being blocked by conservative Republicans, Michigan’s Democratic-controlled Senate voted Wednesday to expand the state’s civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community and prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Legislation approved by the Michigan Senate on Tuesday will provide relief for retirees by phasing out the retirement tax, and help lower-income families by significantly expanding the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit from 6% to a 30% match of the federal rate.

Legislation that would erase an unenforceable abortion ban in Michigan is now headed to a vote in the state Senate after advancing from a committee on Wednesday.

The Michigan League of Conservation Voters this week released the results of its National Environmental Scorecard, which evaluates whether the state’s elected leaders in Congress are actually working to protect the environment—or simply ignoring the problem.