State News
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6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Corporate cannabis companies are sweating. Small growers are thriving. And top officials at the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency are keeping everyone on edge. Here’s what you might’ve missed from the world of weed.
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Benson says school funding needs to be decoupled from property wealth
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who is running for governor as a Democrat, is previewing her plan to bring Michigan’s education system from being one of the bottom 10 in the country to one of the top 10.
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75 years after the then-worst crash in US history, search ends for a plane in Lake Michigan
A group is ending a 20-year search for a plane that crashed into Lake Michigan in 1950.
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Lawmakers consider bills to prevent AI from harming Michiganders
Artificial intelligence is rapidly improving, quicker than the government is able to regulate it, posing issues as the technology becomes capable of enacting great harm to human life, AI stakeholders told Michigan lawmakers Wednesday.
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Personal testimonies reveal what’s at stake in Medicaid debates
As the US Senate debates drastic cuts to the Medicaid program under the GOP’s “big beautiful bill,” Michiganders are stepping up to share what’s at stake.
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Report: Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to strip health care from 500,000 Michiganders
A pair of Michigan Senate committees this week released a new, eight-page report that paints an alarming picture of what President Donald Trump’s proposed Medicaid cuts would mean for Michiganders—including the closure of hospitals and clinics, thousands of workers being laid off from their jobs, and 500,000 Michiganders losing their health care coverage.
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Rental application fees would be capped at $25 under legislation considered by Michigan senators
Legislation to ban landlords from imposing any fees that are not reasonable, while also capping rental application fees at $25, is being considered in the Michigan Senate.
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Michigan Congresswoman eyes legislation to curb Trump military deployments on US soil
President Donald Trump’s deployment of US Marines and moves to control the California National Guard to quell protests over federal immigration enforcement raids has one Michigan congresswoman calling foul.
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Former Michigan House speaker joins increasingly crowded GOP primary for Michigan governor
A former GOP state lawmaker who served as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives is joining a crowded bench seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial race in the battleground state.
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Best in Grass: Thousands of Michiganders will help pick the state’s best weed this summer
The Best in Grass competition is returning to Michigan this summer, where everyday stoners will have a chance to crown the state’s best weed. Judging kits drop June 28.
