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.
DETROIT — Voter turnout has been dismal during this year’s special election and the election primary, but City Clerk Janice Winfrey expects a higher turnout for today’s election. Winfrey predicted that 20-25 percent of the city’s 572,000 voters will cast a ballot, up from the 14 percent that voted in the special election and the 17 percent that voted in the August primary, according to the Detroit Free Press.
While a 25 percent turnout isn’t generally considered a high turnout in larger elections, it’s normal for a regular Detroit election according to the city clerk’s office.
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