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.
In a still developing story, the career of Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers, wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, is essentially done. After pleading guilty to bribery charges Friday morning, members of the city council have called on their colleague, who could face five years in prison, to resign.
The council’s president, Kenneth Cockrel Jr., told the Detroit Free Press on Friday morning: “I think at this point a letter of resignation is probably moot. I think for all practical purposes, this is probably her last day on the council.”
Mayor Dave Bing, sent a dispatch out on his Twitter feed saying: “Detroit city council needs to heal, regroup and help me lead this wonderful city. Maybe this will start today?”
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