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.
On Monday evening Gov. Jennifer Granholm appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball as a proponent of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
Sebelius was nominated earlier in the day as Secretary of Human Health and Services by President Barack Obama. Sebelius brings experience as Kansas’ insurance commissioner and degrees in public administration to the table, attributes which should be useful in health care reform efforts expected during this administration. She also brings a history of support for women’s reproductive rights which is sure to rile abortion opponents during confirmation hearings.
Granholm also used the opportunity to stress the relevance of health care to Michigan’s auto industry; with health care costs running $1200 to $1500 per car made in Michigan, auto makers were moving production to other countries to reduce their manufacturing expenses. She pointed out that more cars were made in the province of Ontario last year than in Michigan, attributing the reason to health care expenses; Canada has a single-payer national health care system as opposed to the employer-paid health care common among Michigan’s auto businesses.
Bet we’ll be hearing more from Gov. Granholm on this topic in front of committees in Washington should Gov. Sebelius be confirmed as head of HHS.
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