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 spent $30 million dollars this year publicizing its value as a vacation destination, largely through the “Pure Michigan” media campaign.
Lawmakers, especially those from the tourism-dependent North, say the money was well spent.
“For every dollar we spent on promotion we generated $40 dollars in economic activity,“ Rep. Dan Scripps (D-Leland) said in an interview, “and $2.68 cents went back into state coffers in one way or another.”
Scripps, and Senate colleague Jason Allen (R-Traverse City), have proposed creating a permanent Michigan Promotion Fund by diverting some of the sales tax generated by tourism-related business. The Traverse City Record Eagle reports that this proposal may have a hard time making it through the state Senate when the chamber reconvenes after break.
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