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 Michigan House on Wednesday passed three bills to help clean up political corruption and hold legislators responsible for attendance. The three bills would do the following:
* Prohibit legislators from becoming lobbyists for two years after leaving office, effectively ending the revolving door between lawmakers and lobbying firms.
* Dock lawmakers’ pay each time they miss a day of session with an unexcused absence.
* Require certain state officials and candidates for elected office to disclose their personal finances to the Bureau of Elections.
Kathy Angerer (D-Dundee), the Majority Floor Leader, said in a press release, “Our residents have made their voices heard loud and clear that ‘business as usual’ isn’t working. They are demanding that we change the way state government operates to make it work for the people. Our plan includes calls for simple but much-needed reforms to fix our Legislature and return it to the people, where it belongs. I urge the Senate to take swift action on these measures so that we can bring real reform to Michigan.”
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