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.
The Associated Press is reporting that sources in Detroit have told them that Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is preparing to fire the Detroit Chief of Police. Citing an anonymous “a person familiar with the situation,” the news outlet writes:
The person told the Associated Press that Mayor Dave Bing has told Police Chief James Barren that the chief is being relieved of his duties. The person talked with Barren on Friday, a day after a man arrested in the shooting of seven teenagers at a Detroit bus stop was released due to lack of evidence.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss Barren’s dismissal. The person did not know when it was to become official.
“There have been no changes or announcements regarding changes at the Detroit Police Department at this time,” Bing spokeswoman Karen Dumas said Friday.
Barren confirmed the conversation with the mayor in a follow up article.
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