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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.

Kalamazoo state representative will seek George’s Mich. Senate seat

By Todd A. Heywood | 07.21.09 | 12:41 pm

State Rep. Robert Jones, a Kalamazoo Democrat, says he will forgo a third term in the state house and instead set his sights on the state senate seat being vacated by Tom George, a Republican from Kalamazoo.

Jones, the former mayor of Kalamazoo, said he will seek the senate seat as a way to demonstrate Kalamazoo’s economic model, according to a report in the Kalamazoo Gazette.

He said the business park represents the economic growth and development that has made Kalamazoo a “shining example” to the rest of the state.

Jones, 64, is battling cancer.

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