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.
Mayor Dave Bing told the Detroit City Council today that his administration will cut city bus routes that get little traffic rather than cutting weekend bus service as originally feared. The Detroit Free Press reports:
Bing said residents will be informed Thursday of changes to bus services, based on eight public hearings and ridership and fare data.
“We can’t continue to operate routes that are 90% empty hour after hour and day after day,” Bing said. The mayor said routes will be eliminated, workers will be laid off and some riders will have longer waits at bus stops.
But Bing said he never had plans to eliminate weekend service, and blamed union leadership for fanning such flames.
He also addressed the larger problem of growing deficits for the city, urging the unions that represent city workers to accept a 10% pay cut and other concessions that Bing said would save the city $30 million. Those cuts are necessary to save the city from possible bankruptcy or receivership, Bing argued.
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