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 less than a week before next Tuesday’s special mayoral election in Detroit, the tide may be turning against the once-favored candidate, businessman David Bing.
A daily tracking poll from political consultant Mark Grebner — successful in estimating the winner of the February primary — is putting interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. 9 points ahead:
For the last week or so, [Cockrel] and Bing have been trading good and bad days, leaving the situation in doubt. But with today’s 58-to-35 percent showing, it looks as if Cockrel may be pulling away.
There’s been more trouble for Bing in the press.
The Detroit News recently reported on new safety violations at two Bing Corporate Services manufacturing plants in Detroit. According to the report, Bing’s businesses have 10 violations from a 2007 inspection that have still not been addressed by the company.
Another Bing location was cited in March for additional compliance violation, including failure to pay annual inspection fees.
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