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.
In a special meeting of the Jackson Human Relations Commission on Wednesday night, members vowed to continue the fight to get the city to pass an inclusive anti-discrimination ordinance.
The City Council rejected the ordinance last week on a 5-2 vote.
Under the proposed ordinance, discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, height, weight, condition of pregnancy, marital status, physical or mental limitation, source of income, family responsibilities or status, educational association, sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status in housing, public accommodations and employment.
During an Aug. 11 meeting of the city council, residents expressed concerns the ordinance would unfairly impact business. Some argued it could also provide an opportunity for “predators” to follow women and children into bathrooms.
Council members said they rejected the ordinance because they had not heard from constituents supporting the legislation, and also because of concerns of the impact on business.
HRC members said they would look at paring the legislation down, and organizing the community in support of the ordinance before taking it back to the council, reports the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
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