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Michigan officials Wednesday unveiled an $88.1 billion proposal for the next state budget. Rick Pluta and Colin Jackson have more in this joint report.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall is naming affordability as one of his top issues for the year. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Court of Appeals says it won’t bypass the state Court of Claims to hear a challenge by the cannabis industry to the new wholesale tax on recreational marijuana. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A cannabis industry group filed a challenge Tuesday with the Michigan Court of Appeals in an effort to block a new marijuana tax from taking effect January 1. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has declined to block a new wholesale tax on recreational marijuana from taking effect January 1. Rick Pluta reports.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge heard arguments Tuesday on whether to pause a new state tax on marijuana before it takes effect on January 1. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge in Detroit will hear arguments today on whether a new wholesale tax on marijuana was adopted in violation of the state Constitution. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A lawsuit challenging the state’s new wholesale marijuana tax will get its first hearing this week before a Michigan Court of Claims judge. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The cannabis business in Washtenaw County has been rather robust since the legalization of recreational use. Now, the state is putting an additional 24% tax to help fund road repair and construction. WEMU's David Fair and Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber Executive Vice President Andy LaBarre spoke with Mike DiLaura about potential business impacts in Washtenaw County. Mike is the Chief Corporate Operations and General Counsel at House of Dank, which has stores in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.

The state is defending the new Michigan marijuana tax in court filings, arguing it is constitutional and it does not conflict with a voter-approved law that legalized recreational cannabis. We have more from Rick Pluta.