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.
After two Detroit Public School (DPS) audits uncovered millions in wasteful spending, those suspected of being responsible for the misspent money now face charges.
Detroit Public School financial manager Robert Bobb and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Wednesday announced that five people have been charged in connection with fraudulent spending of DPS funds.
Last week at a press conference Bobb announced that the audits revealed a myriad of instances of unused equipment and insurance fraud.
The Detroit Free Press listed some of the unused items:
Among the findings: 160 outdated BlackBerrys, 11 motorcycles, 97 two-way phones and 50 handheld radios sat unused. One audit also showed that 411 people – including some who are dead – were receiving health insurance even though they weren’t eligible.
Meanwhile, the Detroit School Board plans to sue Bobb for what they consider to be a breach of authority when he hired private consulting firms to work in DPS high schools without notifying the board. The Board of Education believes he broke the law when he took control of academics that were not directly related to the finances he is in charge of.
In related news, the Free Press reported on Tuesday that Bobb approved a $972,000 contract with his former employer, Philadelphia based Public Financial Management. Some consider the move a conflict of interest.
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