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.
President Barack Obama is expected to announce a $12 billion program to develop the nations community college system during a visit to Macomb Community College this afternoon.
The New York Times reports that during a conference call with reporters last night, officials said that $9 billion would be directed to programs to help ensure that students graduate from community college and are prepared for real world jobs.
Administration officials also said that $500,000 would be directed toward developing online curriculum to enhance course work at community colleges.
“In an economy where jobs requiring at least an associate’s degree are projected to grow twice as fast as jobs requiring no college experience, it’s never been more essential to continue education and training after high school,” Obama wrote in a Sunday Washington Post article.
In May Michigan’s unemployment rate hit 14.1 percent.
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