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.
Republican state Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade, wants to amend the state’s Constitution to prevent Michigan residents from being forced to participate in a national health care program. Amash said in a press release:
“Despite claims to the contrary, the congressional proposal will push people into publicly-financed, government-managed insurance systems that will result in substantially higher overall costs or rationing. Government programs are notoriously inefficient and bureaucrats do not have the incentives or qualifications to manage complex health care decisions.”
The measure assures the right of citizens, employers and insurance companies to enter into private contracts for health care, and would nullify any federal mandates.
The resolution must pass the both chambers of the legislature with a two thirds approval to be placed on the 2010 ballot.
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