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.
President Obama unveiled his $3.8 trillion proposed budget for next year on Monday and, if it were to pass in its current form, Michigan’s budget crisis might be a little easier to fix. The Detroit News reports that the proposed budget includes new funding for Michigan to help with Medicaid and school aid.
One of the best bits of news for the state is that the president is seeking an extra $500 million for Michigan to help it shoulder its increase in Medicaid enrollees because of the disastrous economy. One out of six Michigan residents are on Medicaid — 1.7 million people.
The Office of Management and Budget said 3.7 million Michigan families would see tax cuts; $1.8 billion would be targeted to schools, students and teachers; and $1.5 billion would be directed to repairing roads, modernizing airports and expanding sewers.
Given the massive increase in the number of Michigan residents in need of Medicaid and the recent cuts to state aid for local schools, those appropriations would help the state enormously as it faces a $1.8 billion shortfall for the next fiscal year.
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