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.
The fallout from massive cuts in local revenue sharing in the new state budget continues, as the city of Lansing has been forced to make deep cuts in the police and fire departments to make up for a $3 million shortfall. The Lansing State Journal reports that the firefighters union has agreed to nearly half a million dollars in concessions:
Union leaders for Lansing firefighters announced today that they have a ratified, concessionary agreement with the city of Lansing that will save $483,614 within the next six months and help close the city’s $3 million deficit.
The concessions include staffing and benefit cuts. The police department is likely facing similar concessions and/or layoffs as Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero wants $1 million cut from the two departments in order to balance the budget.
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