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.
LANSING — In a vote this afternoon, the State Senate approved a bill to cut pay for elected officials by 10 percent starting in 2011, affecting the salaries of state lawmakers, the governor, secretary of state and attorney general.
“There may not be thanks for doing this. Part of leadership is doing things without expecting things. Part of leadership is passing this resolution and letting our people know elected officials are with them and not apart from them,” State Sen. Roger Kahn, (R-Saginaw) said while introducing the resolution for passage.
And while she supported the pay cut measure, State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing), who has been considering a run for attorney general, had this to say:
I think it is something we probably should have done a while ago. Three million dollars from the State Senate is symbolic. But in times of crisis symbols matter … Let’s be honest, this does not apply to 30 of the 38 members in this chamber. The truth is these cuts don’t impact any of us. They just impact the next legislature… You still haven’t given up a darn thing. No nominations for profiles in courage here today.
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