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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Abortion vote could come today

By Alexa Stanard | 05.22.08 | 1:12 pm

Word is House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township, will force a vote today on Senate Bill 776.

No vote is scheduled on SB 776, but the House remains in session. 

The symbolic bill will force state legislators to take a stand on certain abortion procedures. Opponents have managed to stave off a vote on the bill for several months. 

In an email to supporters Monday, Lansing-based Citizens for Traditional Values said Dillon had “personally (face-to-face) assured” Right to Life Michigan President Barb Listing that the bill would come to a vote this week.

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