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.
Michigan will receive $65 million in federal stimulus funds to be used for child care and disease prevention programs out of $2.3 billion the Obama administration set aside for such purposes, the White House announced today.
The vast majority of the total finds — nearly $59 million — will go toward funding to provide vouchers to families for child care or to provide access to care through contracts with child care centers. It comes under the Child Care and Development Fund, which enables low-income parents and people participating in the Temporary Assistance for Need Families program.
About $6 million is slated to pay vaccines and grants available in Michigan to ensure more people get the shots they need.
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