I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
While almost everyone is expecting the Bush administration to put together some sort of short-term rescue package to keep the Big Three automakers from going under, Automotive News reports that the administration is still working on the issue and no announcement is currently scheduled:
The White House has said it might use TARP money to help General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC. A $14 billion lifeline for the companies backed by Democratic lawmakers and President George W. Bush was killed by Senate Republicans last week.
“We are moving with all deliberate speed in order to try to do this in an orderly fashion, but we’re not going to be rushed into it,” White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said. “We’re trying to do something that’s responsible.”
U.S. lawmakers have said the White House could act as early as tomorrow, but the White House said no announcement was imminent.
Reuters, on the other hand, is reporting that a deal could be announced as early as Wednesday:
The Bush administration could act as early as Wednesday to approve an automaker bailout from its bank rescue fund, with conditions likely to reflect at least those approved by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, key lawmakers and other sources said on Monday.
A Treasury Department official said the agency and auto company executives continued to review financial and other information, and that no decision had been made. The White House is actively involved in the matter, officials said.
The Senate failed to pass a $14 billion bailout package last week.
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