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.
With the Michigan Supreme Court currently considering the question of whether the Grand Traverse County Prosecutor can bring criminal charges against Meijer for violating the election laws, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision yesterday striking down limits on corporate spending eliminates the most serious criminal charge that could be brought against the company. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports:
The court on Thursday threw out a 63-year-old law designed to restrain the influence of big business and unions on elections, and ruled 5-4 that corporations may spend as freely as they like to support or oppose candidates.
The justices did uphold bans against direct contributions to candidates and requirements that anyone spending money on political ads must disclose contributors.
The decision eliminates a possible felony complaint against Meijer officials for using corporate funds to influence an Acme Township recall election, but leaves in place potential misdemeanor violations against Meijer officials for failing to report expenditures.
“We’re going to see this through to the end, and whatever we produce as a result of our investigation will be available for public inspection,” said Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Alan Schneider.
The case stems from a Meijer-funded recall effort against Acme Township officials who denied a request for a new Meijer facility to be built there. The Michigan-based retail giant has already paid nearly $200,000 in fines for the violations and spent $1.5 million to settle a civil suit with those officials, but Schneider is still seeking criminal charges as well.
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