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.
With 100,000 Michigan workers and nearly 1.5 million workers nationwide facing the prospect of their unemployment insurance benefits ending before the close of the year, Gov. Jennifer Granholm has joined with 21 other governors in sending a letter to congressional leaders in Washington asking them to pass an extension of those benefits. A press release from the governor’s office said:
“Unemployment benefits help protect the unemployed during these difficult economic times while injecting money directly into the Michigan economy,” Granholm said. “Employment lags behind economic recovery, and we cannot forget that help for unemployed workers and their families remains a critical need.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have promised quick action on a bill that would do that and a Senate committee heard testimony on the issue on Tuesday.
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