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 bipartisan Michigan congressional delegation in Washington D.C. has successfully pushed the Army Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies to divert an additional $13 million to help fight the Asian carp. Sen. Carl Levin has been circulating a letter in the Senate while Rep. Bart Stupak and other Michigan legislators in the House have also pushed for the increase in funding.
Some of the money is coming from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which was passed a few weeks ago by Congress as part of a larger bill, and some will come from diverting Army Corps of Engineers funds. In a statement on his website, Rep. Stupak said:
U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak applauded the announcement that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive an additional $13 million to fend off the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. This action comes following a letter from members of the Michigan congressional delegation, including Stupak, to House committee chairmen requesting the emergency funding.
“An invasion of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes would be devastating for Michigan’s fisheries,” Stupak said. “Commercial and sport fishing contribute $2 billion to Michigan’s economy; revenue we cannot afford to lose in our economic crisis. I will continue to work with my colleagues in the Michigan delegation, as well as with administration officials, to protect the Great Lakes from this destructive species.”
In addition to the letter circulating in Congress, members of the Michigan delegation have also been meeting with leaders from the EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, urging them to take swift action to ensure that Asian carp do not reach the Great Lakes.
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