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.
With a May 1 deadline for avoiding bankruptcy fast approaching, Chrysler has reached an agreement with the UAW to reduce labor costs in the hope of keeping the automaker out of Chapter 11 and helping forge an alliance with Fiat. Automotive News reports:
Chrysler and the UAW agreed to revised labor terms that may help the automaker forge an alliance with Fiat S.p.A. and qualify for additional U.S. rescue loans.
The deal will alter Chrysler’s financial obligations to the union’s retiree health-care plan and comes four days before a U.S. deadline for Chrysler to tie up with the Italian automaker. Chrysler, surviving on $4 billion in U.S. aid, is still negotiating new terms with its creditors.
Chrysler said the agreement should provide the framework for competitiveness and help the automaker to “continue to pursue a partnership with Fiat.”
The new agreement does not cut wages, but it does apparently reduce Chrysler’s commitment to pay into the UAW-run retiree health care fund. The new deal still has to be ratified by the UAW membership at Chrysler plants. A similar agreement with the Canadian Autoworkers Union was just reached last week.
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter