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.
As reported by Michigan Messenger earlier today, Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans has asked Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to declare a state of emergency in Wayne County and issue a moratorium on home foreclosures.
But Granholm spokeswoman Liz Boyd says it is not going to happen.
“The governor does not have the legal authority to declare a moratorium,” Boyd said in a phone interview. “The governor is concerned about the foreclosure crisis and continues to call for the passage of the Home Foreclosure Prevention Act.
“We know how serious this is. The foreclosure problem is a crisis that has been well-documented,” Boyd said.
Asked if the governor would declare a state of emergency as requested by Sheriff Evans, Boyd said, “I don’t know how much more clear I can be other than saying the governor does not have the authority to declare a moratorium.”
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