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.
An arrest warrant has been issued for an Ottawa County sheriff’s deputy who shot an unarmed Grand Valley State University student in the chest while approaching his apartment to execute a search warrant.
Deputy Ryan Huizenga was charged with a misdemeanor count of “careless discharge of a weapon causing injury or death” after an investigation by the state police determined that his finger was on the trigger — rather than the safety guard — of his department issued .40 caliber hand gun as he approached the home of 20 year-old Derek Copp as part of a drug raid last month.
The incident has spurred demonstrations in Grand Rapids.
The Grand Rapids Press has extensive coverage of the case, as does Media Mouse, and
Michigan Liberal reminds that the shooting is not the only recent local case of extreme violence in marijuana-related law enforcement.
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