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.
Automotive News reports that major parts supplier Delphi, a spinoff from General Motors, will be allowed to end all health and life insurance benefits for retired salaried employees:
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday provisionally granted bankrupt car parts maker Delphi Corp. permission to end health care and life insurance benefits for its retired salaried workers as of April.
Delphi sought relief from the benefits, which cost it more than $70 million per year, according to court documents. Those benefits amount to liabilities of more than $1.1 billion on its balance sheet.
An estimated 15,000 retirees are affected by this decision.
This should further scare autoworkers when faced with the prospect of two of the Big Three possibly going bankrupt.
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