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 News reports that a federal grand jury convened as part of an ongoing corruption investigation by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office has subpoenaed all of the travel records for Monica Conyers during her tenure on the city’s pension board:
A federal grand jury investigating City Hall corruption is seeking travel records and expenses of City Councilwoman Monica Conyers during her tenure on the city’s General Retirement System.
A grand jury subpoena obtained by The Detroit News indicates that federal prosecutors also want the “oath of office taken after her appointment as a member of the board of trustees,” any training regarding service, ethics and conflict of interest training on the board, and any ethics, conflicts of interest or disclosure forms filed by Conyers.
Conyers’ attorney said this is the first they’ve heard of any subpoena and had no comment. This investigation has been going on for quite some time now and involves possible charges of cronyism and corruption in the city’s pension system. Conyers left the GRS board in December.
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