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.
Prisoners in the Upper Peninsula’s Chippewa Correctional Facility are not happy with state budget cuts. And to make their displeasure known to the state, about 100 prisoners staged a protest Saturday night.
The prisoners remained in the outside yard for about 30 minutes longer than they were supposed to, reports Lansing’s WLNS. The prisoners were protesting staffing cut backs which in turn have cut back on the time they get to spend outside.
As a result of the protests, one prisoner was charged with inciting a riot, and the prison has had to call in more staff.
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