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.
Dave Bing
DETROIT — Having secured another four years in office with an election victory Tuesday night, Mayor Dave Bing is continuing with business.
One of the mayor’s pressing concerns is getting municipal unions to concede to major cuts to pay and benefits, something that has challenged the mayor since he was first elected in May and something his predecessor, Kenneth Cockrel Jr., struggled with in his short tenure as interim mayor.
In October, Bing gave the city’s 50 union-bargaining units until this Friday to concede to his proposed cuts or face mass layoffs of up to 3,500 workers, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Bing also tried to halt the city’s collection of union dues, but the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 25 filed a lawsuit against Bing alleging that he illegally terminated their contracts. On Wednesday, a judge ruled in favor of AFSCME, ordering Bing and the city to continue collecting union dues.
As the Friday deadline for concession nears, both Bing and union leaders are refusing to give ground.
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