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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.

GM headquarters will stay in Detroit

By Ed Brayton | 06.01.09 | 2:21 pm

The Detroit News reports that General Motors will keep its headquarters in downtown Detroit despite a major effort by the mayor of Warren to entice the company to move to his city by offering massive tax breaks:

General Motors will not abandon its headquarters in Detroit’s Renaissance Center as part of its restructuring.

President Barack Obama told Michigan’s senior members of Congress during a call Sunday night that GM will remain in the RenCen, despite enticements from the city of Warren to move there, a congressional aide briefed on the matter said.

Obama called it a “GM business decision,” the aide said.

And an entire city breathed a sigh of relief.

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