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.
The Senate’s proposed budget would cut most of the funds for a state Department of Agriculture program that distributed 5 million pounds of Michigan produce to food banks last year, the Lansing State Journal reports.
Statewide food banks have experienced a 30 percent increase in demand this year.
The proposed Senate budget would cut $480,500 from the programs $635,000 in state funding, the Journal reports.
The MDA’s surplus agriculture program uses this money to pay farmers and distributors for harvesting, packaging and distributing costs.
Greater Lansing Food Bank Executive Director Terry Link told the Journal that the possible loss of the program is a serious concern.
“We have a shortage of this food, and the people who need the better nutrition are being shorted,” Link said.
As state budget negotiations continue and the Oct. 1 budget deadline nears, the Department of Agriculture is facing severe cuts including the possible closure of all five of the agency’s regional offices.
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