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.
LANSING — State Sen. Hansen Clarke says the passage of a federal hate crimes law should spur the state Senate to pass Michigan’s anti-bias crime legislation.
“People are still being discriminated against based on the sexual orientation and HIV status, and they need that protection,” the Detroit Democrat said.
Clark said the legislation is being held up by Senate Judiciary Chair Sen. Wayne Kuipers, a Holland Republican. But Clarke says the passage of the federal law, and its subsequentsigning into law by President Barack Obama in Oct. should have an impact on state legislation.
“I think it will have an impact on the public. So they understand that it is something we need in Michigan.” Clarke said. “And people in Sen. Kuipers’ district will help him understand how to do the right thing.”
The Michigan House passed anti-bias crimes legislation in May, 82-18. A similar measure passed in the last legislative session, but died in the Senate without a hearing in the Judiciary Committee which is chaired by Kuipers.
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