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.
As Michigan continues to struggle with a crippled economy and revenue comes in drastically short of estimates, public schools are taking a hit along with other state financed programs. But some school board members in Jackson County are proposing that all the districts in the county consider consolidating services and possibly even districts to save money on expenses other than those in the classroom.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot reported Wednesday that Jackson Public Schools Board of Education President David Halsey and fellow board member Kathryn Keersmaekers have sent a letter to a non-profit confab of county schools asking for a discussion about consolidation.
“With the recent economic downturn, the loss of jobs and the number of families leaving the state, we feel it is time to revisit the option of school district consolidation,” the letter read.
Officials from the Jackson County Association of School Boards determined in their Oct. 3 meeting that the districts should explore the option before Lansing mandates the consolidation.
Language in the school aide bill passed last week encourages districts to review costs and explore options for consolidating services in order to save money.
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