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.
In a move to quash an under-reported epidemic of annoying behavior, the small town of Brighton has passed an ordinance giving police officers the power to ticket people for “annoying” behavior. The ordinance was passed unanimously by the city council, according to the Daily Press and Argus in Livingston County.
According to the Argus, the ordinance includes the following sections:
One of the sections reads, “It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in a course of conduct or repeatedly commit acts that alarm or seriously annoy another person and that serve no legitimate purpose.”
Another section states, “It shall be unlawful for any person in the city to insult, accost, molest or otherwise annoy, either by word of mouth, sign or motions any person in any public place.”
Two council members questioned the ordinance, although they eventually voted in favor of it.
City officials say the enforcement will be a “subjective” call for police officers, but is aimed at targeting those who are interrupting public spaces, not for residents who are annoying for annoyance sake.
The law goes into effect Jan. 2, 2009.
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