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.
Michigan will get $7.4 million in federal stimulus dollars via the U.S. Forest Service to improve aquatic wildlife in state forests, U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin announced Tuesday.
Among the projects approved for funding are opening streams that are isolated by artificial obstructions such as culverts and damns, improving drainage structures and conducting field work to design open passages for migrating fish and aquatic life.
Various state agencies will oversee spending on these projects including county road commissions, the Michigan Environmental Quality Conservation Resource Alliance and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
For a complete list of U.S. Forest Service projects that are funded by federal stimulus money, view this PDF document.
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