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.
A bill OK’d by Michigan House and Senate lawmakers early Friday morning that would renovate and expand Detroit’s Cobo Convention Center is now on its way to the desk of Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who is expected to sign it, ending months of drama over control of the aging facility. The legislative deal, which would lease the city-owned Cobo to a regional authority for 30 years, seemingly settles a contentious battle between city, suburban and state leaders over the downtown convention center, home to the North American International Auto Show.
Auto show organizers, who say the current facility is not adequate to keep the annual convention in Detroit, had been looking outside the city limits for a more modern facility that could accommodate the critically important auto industry event.
Even with the governor’s signature, the deal is not yet finalized. The city of Detroit has until Aug. 1 to reject the new deal, which has the Detroit Free Press reports, required 14 hours of careful behind-the-scenes negotiations. Mayor Dave Bing has indicated that he has enough votes on the city council to green-light the deal.
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