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 Michigan Department of Corrections says a deal to house prisoners from Pennsylvania will net the state nearly three quarters of a million dollars in revenue.
The Muskegon Chronicle reports on comments from MDOC spokesman Russ Marlan:
“It seems to be percolating and resonating, that we’re losing money,” said Russ Marlan, spokesman for the Michigan Deparment of Corrections. “We’re a little bit smarter than that. We’re not going to get into a deal that costs the state.
“Not only are we preserving jobs, and allowing those people who keep their jobs to continue to buy goods in the Muskegon area, and all the economic impact they have — we’re also making money on the deal,” Marlan said.
Under the deal, announced last week, Pennsylvania will send up to 1,000 prisoners to Muskegon at a cost of $62 per day. It costs the state $59.85 per day to house a prisoner, meaning the state will make a profit of $2.15 per day per prisoner.
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