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.
When thousands of people looking to get housing and utility bill assistance assistance from the City of Detroit showed up at Cobo Hall Wednesday morning, chaos ensued. By 11:30 am, Mayor Dave Bing’s office was urging Detroiters not to go to Cobo Hall because the crowd was getting out of control.
The Detroit Police gang squad was called to respond as the situation started to become violent, with some people fainting, the Detroit Free Press reports.
The event’s turnout perhaps is a grave indicator of how badly Detroit residents are struggling to secure dependable housing pay their power bills this winter, as the city’s unemployment rate is hovering near 25 percent.
The event was sponsored by the city’s Planning and Development Department to pass out 5,000 applications for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to get assistance for the winter.
City council candidate Gary Brown, who was at Cobo Hall campaigning Wednesday morning, told the Free Press that the event was dangerous and a “disaster.”
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