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.
Republican candidate for governor Mike Bouchard announced Friday he has a plan to start addressing Michigan’s budget crisis.
That plan, according to his website, is to turn over Michigan’s rest areas to private businesses.
Under my plan, a private enterprise would invest in improving our rest areas and creating service plazas. They would be responsible for maintaining the facilities, which would result in savings for the state, and enhance the service options available to Michigan residents and visitors. The operator of the rest area would be able to open restaurants to better serve travelers.
In a video on his site, Bouchard, who is also the Oakland County Sheriff, says the state currently spends $13 million a year on 81 rest areas, 14 of which are Michigan Welcome Centers. That works out to be just under $160,500 per rest area, per year. That covers the cost of cleaning, care, stocking, trash removal, lawn care, and staff time.
And while Michigan and federal law mandates that businesses operating in concessions on Michigan-owned property must be run by a person who is blind, Bouchard says he will work to get federal waivers to expand access to others. He also says he will seek cooperation from Michigan’s disability community.
Bouchard is competing with Mike Cox, attorney general; Pete Hoekstra, Congressman from Holland; Rick Snyder, an Ann Arbor businessman; Tim Rujan, a Huron County Commissioner; and state Sen. Tom George for the GOP nomination.
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