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.
Michigan Information and Research Services, MIRS, a subscription only newsletter covering happenings at the Michigan Capitol, reports that legislative leaders reached a compromise in a series of bills aimed at reforming Michigan’s education system to qualify for millions in federal dollars.
The newsletter reports that negotiators left a closed door session shortly after 4 a.m. after spending three and half hours battling about the reforms. From the report:
Under the deal, the state will allow an additional 30-some additional charter schools (including “a couple” Internet-based “cyber-schools”) based on different classifications, allow schools to terminate ineffective teachers regardless of tenure and create a merit pay system for effective teachers.
As part of the compromise that was reached, the Republican-led Senate agreed to extend the state’s minimum dropout age to 18 starting with the current 6th grade class. The Democratic-led House and administration agreed to drop demands that the state’s mandatory Labor Day start day be adjusted.
Options for mandatory kindergarten and alternative programming for students not to take Algebra II were kicked to the curb.
Four conference committees are expected to finalize reports this morning, which will be sent to both chambers of the legislature for action when the reconvene at 1:30 p.m.
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