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 state revenues continue to decline, and along with it funding for state universities, Michigan State University is considering a proposal to cut dozens of academic program and two entire departments. They have a website up about the proposal and a PDF file of the specific recommendations being considered.
The proposal includes:
* Eliminating the Geological Sciences Department in the College of Natural Science
* Eliminating 7 departments within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
* Eliminating doctoral programs in the College of Education for curriculum, instruction, teacher education and K-12 administration.
* Eliminating 13 master’s degree programs throughout various colleges, including degrees in educational counseling, interior design, computational chemistry, clinical psychology and family counseling.
* Eliminating 16 undergraduate degree programs, including degrees in environmental soil science, earth science, statistics, plant pathology and classical studies.
Some of these cuts seem like a very bad idea in a state that relies upon its unique geological history (and the tourism it creates) and its agriculture for much of its economic base.
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