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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Stupak leaves C Street house

By Ed Brayton | 02.25.10 | 7:06 am

Buried in a Washington Post story about a group of Ohio clergy asking the IRS to revoke the tax exemption of the now-infamous C Street house in Washington D.C. is the fact that Rep. Bart Stupak, who lived in that house for many years and is a member of The Family (aka The Fellowship) with whom it is aligned, has moved out of the house “due to the recent controversy.”

The C Street house entered the news last summer when it was involved in the high-profile adultery stories involving Sen. John Ensign of Nevada and Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina. The house serves as a boarding house for several members of Congress who are affiliated with The Family, a controversial Christian group with strong ties to governments around the world.

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