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.
Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Michigan) is publicly calling on Rep. Charles Rangel (D-New York) to resign in the wake of multiple ethics scandals. The House Ethics Committee recently issued a report saying that Rangel had knowingly violated ethics rules that govern Congress.
In a press release, Schauer said:
“What Rep. Rangel did was wrong. It doesn’t matter which party’s he’s in, Rep. Rangel’s actions have compromised the integrity of the House of Representatives and violated the public trust. He should resign as Chairman immediately so Congress can focus on what matters most – getting our economy back on track and putting people back to work.”
He also announced that he would be donating $14,000 in contributions his campaign had received from Rangel’s leadership before the ethics scandal hit to charity.
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