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.
Seeking to boost vehicle sales and help the environment at the same time, Vice President Joe Biden announced that the federal government will give $300 million in grants to local governments to replace their existing vehicle fleets with newer and more fuel-efficient cars and trucks.
“We’re going to put Recovery Act dollars to work deploying cleaner, greener vehicles in cities and towns across the nation that will cut costs, reduce pollution and create the jobs that will drive our economic recovery,” he said.
State and local governments and transit agencies are eligible to apply for the funds, though they must agree to match half the amount they are allocated.
The money can be put toward the purchase of hybrid, fuel cell and natural gas vehicles and finance the infrastructure to fuel them. The money also can be spent on public awareness campaigns and training programs on advanced technology vehicles.
Detroit officials say they will apply for a $15 million grant to buy 150 hybrid vehicles.
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