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.
Last week, voters in Kalamazoo passed the city’s new anti-discrimination ordinance. This week, city employees are figuring out how to implement it.
According to a story in Sunday’s Kalamazoo Gazette, the city’s new protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity require that individuals alleging discrimination file a written complaint with the city manager.
City contractors are also required to certify that they are in compliance with the new ordinance.
From the story:
Someone wishing to file a complaint would start with the Kalamazoo city manager’s office. A signed, written complaint must be filed within 180 days of an alleged violation. The document should include “names, dates, witnesses and other factual matters relevant to the claim,” according to the new city ordinance.
After a complaint has been filed, the city manager is required to investigate the allegations within 30 days, and then provide the results of the investigation to both the alleged victim of the discrimination as well as the alleged perpetrator.
In a nod to resolving violations of the ordinance without always having to resort to a courtroom, the ordinance requires that “conciliation and persuasion” — some form of mediation — be attempted before the city attorney launches a prosecution. The maximum fine per violation is $500.
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