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.
Attorney General Mike Cox, a Republican candidate for governor, and U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-Midland) have scheduled an Asian carp townhall meeting for Wednesday (11 am) at the Maritime Academy in Traverse City, the Midland Daily News reports.
The men are expected to discuss the latest developments in their efforts to stop the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. A key focus of this work is efforts to close the Chicago area locks that connect the Mississippi River Basin to the Great Lakes.
Cox has asked the Supreme Court to order the closure of the Chicago area locks. Last month the court rejected that request, but Cox, together with Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Minnesota, has asked the court to reconsider in light of new information about the presence of Asian carp DNA in Lake Michigan.
Camp has introduced the CARP ACT, a bill that would instruct the Army Corps of Engineers to close the locks in the Chicago area waterways and install additional barriers to block carp migration.
The bill has been introduced on the Senate side by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
Traverse City has shown interest in blocking the invasive carp.
On Feb. 7 fishing enthusiasts were joined by politicians from both parties at a demonstration against Asian carp along Boardman River in Traverse City.
Circle of Blue reports:
Fears about the invasive species lurking on the lake’s threshold—and anger over the failure of state and federal officials to stop the carp in their tracks—prompted [Charter fishing boat Captain Steve Huston] and a hundred other people to brave 20-degree temperatures for a Saturday morning rally on the banks of the Boardman River. Several carried signs bearing slogans like “Close Chicago Lock,” “Cap the Carp” and “Lock out the Carp… Not the Boaters.”
Also in attendance were Michigan representatives Dan Scripps (D-Leelanau), Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City), Andy Neumann (D-Alpena) and Gary McDowell (D-Rudyard), who threatened the possibility of economic sanctions and a boycott of Chicago businesses if protective action isn’t taken soon
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