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.
LANSING — While Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm did not pinpoint any specific areas of the budget plan where she would exercise her line-item veto authority, the governor said she is prepared to use it.
“I will use my veto pen to shape this budget to protect the things that are most important to Michigan families,” Granholm told reporters at a Thursday afternoon press gathering. “With Michigan’s future on the line we can’t afford a budget that does less.”
She set out three priorities that will shape her budget decisions: Diversify the economy to create jobs; educating the state’s citizens; and protecting those at risk during the economic crisis.
When asked if Michigan residents should be angry that this is second time in two years there was a state government shutdown, Granholm said: “Yes, and I’m right there with them. This is enormously frustrating.”
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