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.
Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero has had it with what he calls “the Wall Street Agenda.” That agenda, he said, is costing American jobs, saddling students with massive debt upon college graduation and causing the foreclosure crisis.
“The American dream is under assault on all fronts,” the outspoken mayor said.
So how is he going to address it? With the help of Rev. Jesse Jackson, he along with numerous civic, religious and union organizations will host a June 1 march through downtown Lansing to a protest rally at the capitol.
“Something is wrong in Lansing and Washington,” Bernero said. “We want Washington to hear us.”
To do that, Bernero and his allies want to bring thousands of Michigan workers to Lansing to make their voices heard in the Reinvest in American, Keeping the Dream Alive! The event will feature an 11 a.m. march to the capitol for a noon rally.
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