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.
A bill that will allow a second adult to adopt a child — and thus share in the legal responsibilities of caring for the child — has passed its first hurdle in the process of becoming law. In a party line vote the bill was sent from the House Judiciary Committee this morning for consideration by the full house. The Democrats, who control the house and the panel, voted in favor of moving the bill, while the Republicans voted against it.
Here’s how individuals on the Committee voted:
Mark S. Meadows (D), Committee Chair, 69th District -YES
Ellen Cogen Lipton (D), Majority Vice-Chair, 27th District -YES
Lisa Brown (D), 39th District -YES
Bob Constan (D), 16th District – YES
Marc R. Corriveau (D), 20th District – ABSENT
Andy Coulouris (D), 95th District -YES
Andrew J. Kandrevas (D), 13th District – YES
Bettie Cook Scott (D), 3rd District – YES
Rebekah Warren (D), 53rd District – YES
Tonya Schuitmaker (R), Minority Vice-Chair, 80th District – NO
Justin Amash (R), 72nd District – NO
Joseph Haveman (R), 90th District – NO
Rick Jones (R), 71st District – NO
Eileen Kowall (R), 44th District – NO
Tory Rocca (R), 30th District – NO
The legislation has come under fire because it would legalize adoption for gay couples, but supporters note it would also assist in nontraditional family units where, for instance, a sister and grandmother are caring for a child.
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