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.
With the Obama administration in power, an Indian tribe from the Upper Peninsula is submitting a new application for an off-reservation casino to be located in Romulus. U.S. Rep. John Dingell, who represents that city, is also seeking approval of the project, which was rejected by Congress in June 2008.
The Hannahville Indian Community has resubmitted its application to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Ken Meshigaud, chairman of the Hannahville community, said Monday at the Romulus City Council meeting.
Meshigaud told the council that he’s “more confident than ever” that the $300 million project will go through…
In a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs dated Monday, U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., urged approval of the casino proposal.
“A gaming facility remains a standing goal of the City of Romulus, especially given the unemployment rate in Michigan,” Dingell wrote, adding that casino revenues would help the Hannahville community improve its energy infrastructure.
In 2003, close to 57% of Romulus residents voted in favor of building a casino in the community.
Unlike most Indian casinos, this one requires Congressional approval because it involves a land swap. The Michigan Democratic delegation was split on the issue last year, with U.S. Reps. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick and John Conyers of Detroit seeking to protect the casinos in that city from competition.
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