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.
Gov. Granholm is ramping up the state’s response to possible swine flu problems. A press release from her office explained the actions taken on Tuesday:
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that the state has partially activated the state’s Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Joint Information Center (JIC) in its efforts to protect citizens and provide information on the human outbreak of swine flu being reported around the country. The Community Health Emergency Coordination Center (CHECC) also has been fully activated to oversee reporting of potential swine flu cases in Michigan and provide public health officials with updated information…
The State Emergency Operations Center is staffed by members of several state agencies to monitor the ongoing situation with local, state and federal agencies. The SEOC coordinates response and recovery efforts of state agencies and local government. The SEOC is located in Lansing and was activated as a precautionary effort to ensure a collaborative response to any future swine flu cases. The Michigan Department of State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division oversees the SEOC.
The purpose of the Joint Information Center is to serve as the state’s central communications hub. The JIC is staffed by public information officers from the various state agencies. They are responsible for gathering, monitoring and disseminating information to keep the public aware of any and all developments relating to the outbreak.
So far, only one possible case of swine flu has been identified in the state.
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