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– Michigan Equality, a statewide LBGT rights organization, was not expecting Ryan Sorba to speak for 90 minutes when it asked supporters to pledge a penny a word. The result was an estimate 13,000 plus words, and financial windfall for the organization of about $4,000.
“Oh boy, we never expected him to ramble as long as he did,” said Michigan Equality’s Executive Director Derek Smiertka. “But the guy really could not come to a point. We are happy to capitalize on that.”
Sorba was invited to present his speech, “The Born Gay Hoax,” by the Young Americans for Freedom student group at MSU.
Smiertka said the organization expects it will collect about $3,900 in pledges as a result of the speech.
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