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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Senate Appropriations Committee moves Executive Order 2009-22 out of committee for floor vote

By Todd A. Heywood | 05.05.09 | 2:55 pm

LANSING — In a vote of 16-2, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Executive Order 2009-22, clearing a first hurdle to approving $304 million in state spending cuts, and moving to patch an estimated $1.3 billion budget gap in the 2008-2009 fiscal year, which ends in October of this year.

The order will now go to the Senate floor for approval. The House Appropriations Committee is expected to vote shortly to move the order out of that committee and onto the floor the House.

The committee held the vote following a joint session of the House and Senate Appropriation Committees in which State Budget Director Robert Emerson explained the governor’s cuts.

FOR FULL COVERAGE on the specifics of today’s budget cuts, see the following stories:

» With revenues down 21%, state officials announce $304 million in cuts

» Actual budget cut is $304 million, not $349 million

» Senate Appropriations Committee moves Executive Order 2009-22 out of committee for floor vote

» DEQ to weather today’s cuts without reducing services

» Arts groups brace for cuts

» Michigan State Police union looking at ways to soften blow of governor’s budget cuts

Comments

  • http://themichiganpartisan.blogspot.com/ pageiv

    I support this in the sense she is doing some cutting on the budget, but she'll hear from the Vet groups.

  • http://themichiganpartisan.blogspot.com/ pageiv

    I support this in the sense she is doing some cutting on the budget, but she'll hear from the Vet groups.

  • http://themichiganpartisan.blogspot.com/ pageiv

    I support this in the sense she is doing some cutting on the budget, but she'll hear from the Vet groups.

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