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.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says Detroiters need to accept changes brought by economic hardship or get left behind, according to an article in the Detroit Free Press this morning.
One of the changes Bing discussed with the Free Press is the possibility of charging an entry fee to visit Belle Isle Park in order to generate some revenue. Many Detroiters and visitors go to Belle Isle daily to have picnics and barbecues or to visit the park’s attractions, which include the a tropical greenhouse Conservatory, a great lakes museum, the Detroit Yacht Club, the Detroit Boat Club, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and a golf course.
Bing told the Detroit Free Press that he thinks Belle Isle isn’t what it used to be. “You’ll constantly hear folks say Belle Isle is a gem,” Bing said, “and it was, and maybe it can be again, but I don’t think it is today.”
Detroit is facing a budget crisis with a 300 million projected deficit and bond ratings that are not investment grade. Before and after he was elected in May, Bing warned that the city could run out of cash this year.
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