David Eggert

Associated Press

GM to Spend $3.5B in Mich.

To qualify for annual tax credits, the company will have to retain 34,750 jobs that pay on average $1,300 a week.

Tesla Can Sell in Mich.

The settlement would end the suit that Tesla filed against the state in 2016 over a law that banned company-owned stores.

In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo a United Auto Workers assemblyman works on a 2018 Ford F-150 truck being assembled at the Ford Rouge assembly plant, in Dearborn, Mich. Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, that it is adding 3,000 jobs at two factories in the Detroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous vehicles. At the Dearborn truck plant $700 million will be invested.

Ford Adds 3,000 Jobs in Detroit With $1.45B Investment

The jobs will pay about $61,000 a year.

In this Sept. 20, 2019 file photo, employees at the marijuana retailer Bridge City Collective in Portland, OR, can be seen setting up the store for the day behind a row of marijuana products for sale there.

MI Halts Sale of Marijuana e-Cigs Unless Re-Tested

Effective immediately, businesses cannot sell previously made marijuana vaping products unless they pass new testing.

In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, file photo, a woman using an electronic cigarette exhales in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. A Michigan judge is blocking the state's two-week-old ban on flavored e-cigarettes. Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. She says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration's delay in implementing the ban undercut its position that emergency rules were needed.

MI e-Cig Ban Blocked

Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens put the prohibition on hold until "further order of this court."

The bridge over the Straits of Mackinac.

Michigan Sues to Shut Down Great Lakes Pipeline

Anchors striking the oil pipelines are described as presenting an unacceptable risk to the Great Lakes.

In this Feb. 26, 2019 file photo, Jeep vehicles are parked outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. Fiat Chrysler can move forward with plans to build a new, $1.6 million assembly plant on Detroit's Eastside and invest $900 million to retool and modernize another. The Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved land deals and community benefits agreements tied to the project. They include a four-week exclusive window Detroit residents will have to apply for jobs at the facilities once laid-off workers and temporary employees are considered. Fiat Chrysler expects to add 4,950 new jobs.

New Detroit Auto Plant Lands Incentives

The city approved a $223 million incentive package in exchange for 6,400 jobs, including nearly 5,000 in the city.

This file photo shows the Mackinac Bridge that spans the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City, Michigan.

Great Lakes Pipeline Bill Passes

The outgoing governor is working to finalize an agreement to replace the oil and natural gas pipeline before the end of the year.

In this June 8, 2017, file photo, fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace, Mich., as Enbridge prepares to test the east and west sides of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to use the final weeks of his tenure to lock in a deal allowing construction of a hotly debated oil pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.

Outgoing MI Gov. Pushes for Pipeline

Rick Snyder is spending the last few weeks of his term trying to lock in a deal that the incoming Governor opposes.

Model rendering of the planned Pfizer expansion, announced during a press conference at Pfizer in Portage, Mich., Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

Pfizer New Facility in MI to Add 450 Jobs

Average pay will range from $70,100 to $93,300.

Michigan to Sue 3M Over Contamination

"It is generally understood 3M was aware of the nature of its products and the threats they posed to public health," Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wrote.

In this Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 file photo, a 'No trespassing' sign is displayed at an old tannery waste dump used by Wolverine World Wide in Belmont, Mich. Some private wells in the area have tested positive for elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances called PFAS, also called perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs. Michigan, where the large city of Flint continues to recover from a lead-tainted water supply, is now racing to combat a new threat to tap water at sites across the state: chemicals long used in firefighting, waterproofing, carpeting and other products.

State Scrambles to Address Chemical Contaminants in Water

The chemicals have long been used in firefighting, waterproofing, carpeting and other products.