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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Prediction: Michigan unemployment to worsen to nearly 16%

By Staff Report | 07.07.09 | 12:03 pm

Economic forecasters at the University of Michigan are predicting that the state’s unemployment, currently the nation’s highest, will continue to rise into next year reaching 15.8 percent.

Currently, the state’s unemployment rate stands at about 14.1 percent. According to economists George Fulton and Joan Crary, the state’s economic picture will see “some improvement” but over the course of this year, Michigan will lose about 311,000 jobs.

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  • kmulvany

    In an effort to help address the Michigan's unemployment, Cisco just announced a Workforce Retraining Initiative in partnership with community colleges, health care leaders, workforce development leaders and others. The program is based on Cisco's Networking Academy program and will help prepare displaced workers for IT related jobs in broadband infrastructure, health care and security. You can read more about the announcement at http://bit.ly/9CNNh
    There is also a website about the program at http://www.workforceretrainingus.com
    Kathy Mulvany – Director, Corporate Affairs, Cisco

  • kmulvany

    In an effort to help address the Michigan's unemployment, Cisco just announced a Workforce Retraining Initiative in partnership with community colleges, health care leaders, workforce development leaders and others. The program is based on Cisco's Networking Academy program and will help prepare displaced workers for IT related jobs in broadband infrastructure, health care and security. You can read more about the announcement at http://bit.ly/9CNNh
    There is also a website about the program at http://www.workforceretrainingus.com
    Kathy Mulvany – Director, Corporate Affairs, Cisco

  • kmulvany

    In an effort to help address the Michigan's unemployment, Cisco just announced a Workforce Retraining Initiative in partnership with community colleges, health care leaders, workforce development leaders and others. The program is based on Cisco's Networking Academy program and will help prepare displaced workers for IT related jobs in broadband infrastructure, health care and security. You can read more about the announcement at http://bit.ly/9CNNh
    There is also a website about the program at http://www.workforceretrainingus.com
    Kathy Mulvany – Director, Corporate Affairs, Cisco

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