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 Michigan Department of Community Health today confirmed the death of a 28-year-old Madison Heights police officer, and Macomb County resident, from inluenza A(H1N1). The officer becomes the state’s second confirmed death from the virus, once called swine flu.
MDCH says the officer had “underlying health conditions,” but spokesperson James McCurtis said he could not elaborate on what those conditions were.
“He was not our patient,” McCurtis said. McCurtis said the other health conditions may be covered by privacy laws regarding health care. He did note health issues like asthma could play a role in mortality from the virus.
As of Saturday June 13, the MDCH reports there are now 655 confirmed cases of of influenza A(H1N1) in the state. That is up from a 418 cases reported by the state in June 11. The World Health Organization declared a pandemic on June 11 as well.
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