State 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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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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ACLU seeks release of Michigan immigrant held in custody despite life-threatening leukemia
Federal authorities refuse to release a Michigan man in a pending deportation case, despite his life-threatening leukemia and the inconsistent health care he’s received while in custody since August.
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Michigan Dems take precautions amid uptick in political violence
Democratic candidates for statewide office in Michigan say they are taking additional precautions but won’t back down amid an “escalating pattern of political violence.”
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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 officials mourn victims of church shooting as information on shooter emerges
As crews continue to assess the aftermath of Sunday’s deadly shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meeting place in Grand Blanc, Michigan, officials from across the state mourned the victims of the attack that killed four people.
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6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
The joints keep burning and the news keeps coming. Here’s what went down over the last week in Michigan’s cannabis world:
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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 DOJ argues Michigan effort to shut down underwater pipeline interferes with US foreign policy
The Trump administration is stepping into the legal fight over whether Enbridge can continue to operate an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel.
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5 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Politics, pot, and a little bit of psilocybin. Michigan’s cannabis world never really slows down.
