Jacob Schlichter and The Smoking Tree Vindicated After Appellate Court Ruling Against City of Albert Lea

Jacob Schlichter and The Smoking Tree Vindicated After Appellate Court Ruling Against City of Albert Lea

(Photo: Albert Lea City Council) Albert Lea, MN — May 23, 2026 Court of Appeals reverses Albert Lea cannabis denial, finds city acted “contrary to law” and “arbitrary”   The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed the City of Albert Lea’s denial of a cannabis...
Midwest Gas Price Spike Hits All Five Great Lakes States as Fuel Costs Surge Ahead of Holiday Travel

Midwest Gas Price Spike Hits All Five Great Lakes States as Fuel Costs Surge Ahead of Holiday Travel

(Photo: KXL) Midwest / Great Lakes Region — May 23, 2026 Drivers across the Great Lakes region are facing sharply higher fuel prices as Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin all recorded some of the largest gasoline price increases in the United States this...
Trump’s China Trip and the Billionaire Delegation Exposes a Government That Increasingly Looks Like Corporate Capture

Trump’s China Trip and the Billionaire Delegation Exposes a Government That Increasingly Looks Like Corporate Capture

(Photo: FOX) Beijing, China — May 15, 2026 Donald Trump’s state visit to China this week was presented as a high-level diplomatic mission aimed at stabilizing trade relations between the world’s two largest economies. But what stood out most was not the formal talks...
Supreme Court Ruling Sends Line 5 Case Back to Michigan Courts, Intensifying Long-Running Pipeline Battle

Supreme Court Ruling Sends Line 5 Case Back to Michigan Courts, Intensifying Long-Running Pipeline Battle

(Photo: CBS) Michigan / Great Lakes Region — April 23, 2026 Michigan’s long-running legal fight over the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline entered a new phase Thursday following a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision that keeps the case in state court, removing a key...
Minnesota Cannabis Growers Move Forward After Township Dispute, Continue Legal Battle

Minnesota Cannabis Growers Move Forward After Township Dispute, Continue Legal Battle

(Photo: MPR) FARMINGTON, Minn. — April 22, 2026 Minnesota cannabis operators Richard Brama and Josh Kasprzyk have moved forward with a new cultivation facility in St. Paul while continuing a legal battle with Eureka Township over the denial of their original...
Canada Faces U.S. Tariff Threat Over China Trade Plans

Canada Faces U.S. Tariff Threat Over China Trade Plans

(Photo: Truth Social) Ottawa, ON — January 24, 2026 — Canada is confronting a potential economic challenge from the United States after former President Donald Trump warned that he could impose 100 % tariffs on Canadian goods if Ottawa pursued trade arrangements with...