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.
Apparently facing heavy criticism from the new board of directors, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson has resigned only eight months after being picked by the Obama administration’s auto taskforce to take over that post from Rick Wagoner. The Lansing State Journal reports:
General Motors Co. CEO Fritz Henderson has resigned, marking the loss of the company’s second chief executive this year, a source told the Free Press.
GM Chairman Ed Whitacre said in a brief statement to reporters that he will become interim CEO while a search is made for a permanent successor…
Gerald Meyers, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Business, has known Whitacre for years. Meyers described him as a demanding boss who “takes no prisoners.”
Henderson, Meyers said, “didn’t stand a chance with Ed as his boss. If it was Jesus Christ, he would have bowled him over.”
Automotive News reports that Henderson was asked to step down by the GM board of directors. There have been many clashes between Henderson and Whitacre, including over the sale of Opel — a deal negotiated by Henderson and killed by Whitacre and the board a few weeks ago.
Whitacre was formerly the head of AT & T.
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