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.
The Detroit Free Press reports that the closing of the Detroit crime lab last year may force Gov. Granholm to cut the number of state troopers in order to make up for the millions of additional dollars being spent by the State Police crime labs to do the work of the Detroit lab.
The closure of Detroit’s crime lab last fall will be a main culprit if Gov. Jennifer Granholm announces layoffs of dozens of newly minted State Police troopers Tuesday as part of $300 million in cuts to help balance the state’s budget.
The state expects to spend an extra $7 million this year for its State Police crime labs, specifically to process evidence in more than 20,000 cases once handled by the Detroit Police Department’s crime lab. The overwhelming workload also has delayed processing of evidence in non-Detroit cases.
The lab costs put everything else in the State Police budget at risk, including the jobs of 83 troopers hired in December.
The state also may be forced to close the Marquette State Police crime lab earlier than planned and reduce road patrols.
Details of the governor’s proposed budget cuts are due to be announced at 11 am on Tuesday.
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