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.
DETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing on Friday told reporters that the city may run out of cash this fall if massive cuts aren’t made before October. In order to avoid payless paydays and state receivership, Bing said that he and his administration are looking to eliminate entire departments and impose layoffs.
“The city has a cash flow problem that we’ve got to solve short term,” Bing told reporters at an ARISE Detroit! event, according to The Detroit News. Bing said that many people, including union officials will be unhappy with the cuts but that there was “no way around” layoffs.
Bing, who is expected to win in the Aug. 4 primary and the general election in November, said his administration will have a list of department mergers and eliminations before the end of next month.
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