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.
It’s official. The Detroit Public Schools Board of Education, after two months of threats, filed a lawsuit against districts Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb for making a decision on academics without prior consultation with the Board.
The Board filed the lawsuit against Bobb in the Wayne County Circuit Court Monday morning, the Detroit News reports.
School Board members said they found out about Bobb’s decision to hire the academic consulting firms through media reports. According to Board members Bobb, who Gov. Jennifer Granholm appointed to lead district finances in February, has no control over academics and therefore broke state law when he made the decision to hire academic consultants.
Bobb has said he is confident that he did not violate any laws and that part of his job as fiscal executive of the district is to shape up academics as well.
As a result of the lawsuit, the Board wants a judge to block Bobb from making academic decisions and force him to consult with its members before making any fiscal changes.
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