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.
Ford will be the first American automaker to receive what will likely be billions of dollars in loans from the Department of Energy to help them develop and build more environmentally friendly vehicles. MLive reports:
Energy Secretary Steven Chu is expected to arrive in Dearborn on Tuesday to announce a federal loan to Ford to develop fuel-efficient vehicles. The funds come from a $25 billion loan program, which was approved by Congress last year.
The Associated Press reports that dozens of auto companies, suppliers and battery makers have requested a total of $38 billion from the loan program. Ford requested $5 billion; it is not known how much the automaker will receive tomorrow.
GM and Chrysler have also applied for a portion of that money but will apparently not be announced as receiving any at today’s event.
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