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.
GM is expected to announce today that they are eliminating the Pontiac brand, according to a Reuters report:
General Motors is preparing to announce early next week that the Pontiac brand will be eliminated, said a source familiar with the company’s plans.
The announcement will be made as part of an updated viability report to the U.S. auto task force, the source said. A second source indicated earlier this week that GM, surviving with $15.4 billion in U.S. bailout funds, was considering phasing out Pontiac instead of sticking with a plan to have it continue as a niche brand.
This is in line with the initial restructuring plan submitted by the company, which said that the automaker would be moving forward with a core of four brands: GMC, Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac. Meanwhile they are trying to sell off some of their other smaller, niche brands, including Saab, Hummer and Saturn.
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