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 Traverse City Commission has amended the town’s ordinance on prohibited animals to allow for small scale urban chicken farming.
According to the new ordinance, which went into effect Sept. 18:
Chickens may be kept according to the following conditions:
(A) A maximum of four (4) hens may be kept per parcel. Roosters are prohibited.
(B) Slaughtering chickens outdoors is prohibited.
(C) Chickens shall be provided, and remain within, a fully enclosed shelter with an optional covered fenced enclosure in the rear yard.
(D) Enclosures shall be located at least twenty-five (25) feet from any dwelling on a neighboring parcel.
(E) No chicken shall be kept on parcels with more than one dwelling.
Traverse City Urban Chickens details the process that led to the new rule as well as plans for coop construction.
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