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.
No state has been harder hit by the recession than Michigan, which leads the nation in unemployment at more than 15%, but a new study from Comerica Bank indicates that the state’s economy took a jump in August that might continue over the next few months. A press release on the study says:
Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index improved two points in July, to a level of 75. Compared to its cyclical low, the Index is now up five points, or seven percent. Year-to-date, the Index averages 73, down 14 points from the 2008 average.
June’s preliminary reading remains unchanged at 73.“Our Index got a big boost from auto production in July,” said Dana Johnson, Chief Economist at Comerica Bank. “In all likelihood, gains in auto production and auto sales will continue to push our Index higher in the next couple of months reflecting, in part, the highly successful cash-for-clunkers program. More generally, Michigan businesses should see stronger demands for their products as the national recovery takes hold.”
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