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.
Seven Upper Peninsula law enforcement agencies are pondering what to do now that they know they did not get federal grants to hire new police officers.
According to the Marquette Mining Journal, six western Marquette County townships and the county sheriff’s department applied for federal funding for three officers for three years. The governments would then, under the grant rules, pay for an additional year of employment.
“We didn’t even get an officer, so it’s disappointing, especially since we’re down 10 officers since 2004,” [Marquette County Undersheriff Jack Schneider] said.
Instead, the Justice Department handed out $34 million in grants, funding 160 law enforcement posts across the state.
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