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.
Freshman U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, a Battle Creek Democrat, yesterday sent a letter to General Motors encouraging the bankruptcy court-destined automaker not to close its Delta Township plant. While there is no indication the gold level LEED-certified plant is in any danger, Schauer has encouraged GM CEO Fritz Henderson to move production of the Chevy Traverse, which is built in Springhill, Tenn., to the Delta Township plant outside Lansing to consolidate resources.
From Schauer’s letter to Henderson:
Following news reports that GM may file for bankruptcy within a matter of days, and that the company may announce the closure of 14 plants as soon as Monday, I am writing today on behalf of my constituents in Eaton County, Michigan.
As GM lays the groundwork for a difficult period of restructuring, I would strongly urge you to protect the world-class workers, facilities and products at the Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant in my district. At a time when the company is struggling for survival, I can find no sensible reason to consider closing a state-of-the-art facility that is producing award-winning products like the Acadia, Enclave and Outlook crossover vehicles.
When the Delta Township Assembly opened in August 2006, GM’s own Vice President for Environment and Energy, Elizabeth Lowery, declared it, “the world’s most environmentally advanced auto manufacturing plant.” With Congress currently considering legislation to regulate carbon emissions, keeping the world’s first automotive manufacturing facility to receive any level of LEED certification open is a smart long-term decision that will help the company compete in the green economy.
The Lansing area has a long, productive history with GM. By keeping this plant open as the company restructures, I am confident the community will help drive GM’s recovery and resurgence for years to come.
Meanwhile, Schauer, who had a tough battle to gain his seat, is busy holding fundraisers to swell his campaign coffers for an expected battle to retain the seat in 2010.
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