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.
LANSING — Lt. Gov. John Cherry said lawmakers should restore funding to the Michigan Promise scholarship program.
Michigan Promise was created to give as many as 96,000 Michigan students access to higher education and was part of the Cherry Commission on Education. The commission was put together in Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s first term.
The Michigan Senate, controlled by Republicans, eliminated the entire program last week, but there are hopes the Democratic-controlled House will restore the funds. Cherry admitted the program was not immune from cuts, The Associated Press reported.
The cuts come at a precarious time, with both the University of Michigan and Michigan State University voting last week to increase tuition costs. Both also added more money to their financial aid offerings.
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