State Economy
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Federal shutdown leaves Michigan moms wondering: will WIC still work next week?
About 200,000 Michiganders rely on WIC for food, formula, and health care support. Now, the Trump administration is leaving families guessing how long those benefits will last.
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Industry group files lawsuit to block Michigan’s new wholesale tax on weed
A cannabis industry trade association is challenging the state’s newly approved tax on the sale or transfer of wholesale marijuana, filing the complaint shortly after the policy was signed into law.
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‘Kiss My Grass’ shines light on barriers Black women face in Michigan cannabis
Kiss My Grass rips back the curtain on the steep uphill battle that Black women face while trying to build and fund cannabis businesses in Michigan and beyond
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5 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
It’s Croptober, which means it’s harvest season for both cannabis and headlines.
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Legislature passes $21.3B school aid budget, securing school meals and increased student funds
The state Legislature delivered on promises to preserve free school meals and increased per pupil funding, after months of tough negotiations ended in lawmakers passing an eight-day budget extension to iron out the final details.
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Michigan Legislature passes eight day continuation budget, votes expected Thursday
In the thick of a government shutdown that lasted just one hour, the Michigan House and Senate passed a continuation budget to hold the state over for the next eight days—a move that was described as giving legislative staffers some cushion to finish drafting the final budget deal hammered out into the small hours of…
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Michigan lawmakers bank on new marijuana tax to help fix state roads
Lansing’s latest plan to fix the roads with a new wholesale marijuana tax has industry leaders fuming—and Michigan stoners bracing for higher prices at the dispensary.
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Michigan budget crisis averted: Legislature, Whitmer announce deal days before shutdown
The respective leaders of the Michigan Legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday evening announced that they have reached a budget deal just days before the end of the current fiscal year, by proxy avoiding a government shutdown and raising sorely needed money for roads.
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Trump’s tariffs cost Michigan another 300 manufacturing jobs—and a $50M factory deal
Michigan workers were promised more jobs under President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Instead, they’ve been losing them.
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Michigan’s tastiest weed might be growing inside an old horse barn near Ann Arbor
Glacier Cannabis turned a humble horse barn in rural Manchester into a small-batch cultivation hub that’s cranking out thousands of pounds of Michigan’s tastiest weed.
