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.
It looks like General Motors (NYSE:GM) has serious plans to release the Chevy Volt — its second attempt at an electric car since the EV-1 — by next year, as GM announced today that the electric vehicle’s battery will be assembled in a Michigan-based factory.
According to the Detroit Free Press, GM disclosed that the lithium ion battery for the Chevy Volt will be made in LG Chem of South Korea but assembled at a factory in Michigan.
GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said the lithium-ion battery pack assembly facility will be the first in the U.S. operated by a major automaker. GM has not yet announced where the Volt battery assembly plant will be located.
While it’s too bad that the cells are being made abroad, at least Michigan was able to lure GM with tax incentives. In the future, it would be nice to see batteries created and assembled in the Motor City, but this is a step in the right direction. Let’s hope the Volt’s a popular vehicle so Michiganians will get some jobs out of this!
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