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.
The unemployment rate in the state of Michigan dropped two-tenths of a point to 14.3 percent in January — and it was the result of the auto industry expanding production to meet renewed demand. In a press release, the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth said:
“Michigan’s unemployment rate fell slightly, as typical January auto industry job cuts did not occur in January 2010″ said Rick Waclawek, director of DELEG’s Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. “Also, jobs in a number of Michigan industry sectors, including manufacturing, have stabilized since the summer of 2009.”
That’s a bit of welcome good news for the state.
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