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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.

Federal stimulus funds headed to U.P. Native American communities

By Staff Report | 07.08.09 | 10:12 pm

Two Native American communities in the Upper Peninsula will see infrastructure upgrades to drinking- and waste-water systems. Federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will benefit the Hannahville Indian Community of Potawatomie Indians near Escanaba and the Bay Mills Indian Community near Sault Ste. Marie.

The Hannahville community will see $22,920 in wastewater system improvements while the Bay Mills community will tap $190,600, according to an announcement by Michigan’s U.S. senators, Democrats Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow. The funds will be distributed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Indian Health Service, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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