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.
Michigan was battered by several waves of stormy weather this weekend, beginning with a blast Friday evening and a couple more blasts last night, resulting in substantial damage and several deaths.
The state’s western lower peninsula was deluged and is still under flood watches and warnings. The Grand Rapids Press lost two delivery people who drowned on Sunday morning when their delivery vehicle was swamped on a washed-out and flooded road. The eastern lower peninsula experienced widespread wind damage, with power outages affecting tens of thousands.
The storms also impacted our ability to post new content here at Michigan Messenger; at least two of our team members were without power in the wee hours of the morning today, and we’re still waiting for other team members to check in.
Stay tuned as we power back up at Michigan Messenger!
(Photo: Sunday storm damage in lower Michigan; by bigdawg at Weather Underground.
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