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.
According to an Associated Press story published a few hours ago — with a Stockholm dateline — company officials from Saab Automobile AB traveling with officials from the Swedish government are in Detroit today in what the AP describes as “a final attempt to help General Motors Co. find a solution for the troubled Swedish auto maker.”
According to the report, the General Motors board is scheduled to discuss Saab’s future (or imminent demise?) in a meeting Tuesday in Detroit. Last week, Sweden’s Koenigsegg Automotive AB signaled that it won’t be able to purchase the brand.
From the story:
Before Koenigsegg emerged as a buyer in June, GM had plans to let the storied brand go out of business, placing 4,500 jobs in jeopardy. Saab has been in a court-protected restructuring since Feb. 20. No purchase price was ever disclosed.
Without a buyer, Saab may go the way of Saturn, another auto industry restructuring casualty that parent company GM was ultimately unable to sell.
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