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.
The Detroit City Council voted this morning to kill the deal that would turn Cobo Hall, the riverside convention center which hosts the annual North American International Auto Show, over to a five-person regional authority.
The council voted 5-3 to retain Cobo Hall as property of the city of Detroit.
Interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel has boasted that finalizing the deal with the Governor Jennifer Granholm as one of his biggest accomplishments over his past six-month tenure as mayor.
Because the deal was voted down, Cobo Hall will remain property of the city of Detroit but Detroit will miss out on $20 million dollars and more than $200 million in renovations to the convention center.
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