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 U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate version of the health care reform bill by a 219-212 margin on Sunday evening after much debate, vitriol and dealmaking.
After the vote to adopt the Senate version of the healthcare bill was taken, and the bill passed by a 219-212 margin, the Republicans made what is called a “motion to recommit,” which would have sent the bill back to committee to readopt the Stupak amendment to prohibit taxpayer funding for abortion under the bill.
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Penn.) both spoke about the need to prevent abortion and save the lives of babies, but Rep. Bart Stupak accused them of being “disingenuous.” Saying that the purpose of the motion was “to deny health care to 32 million Americans,” Stupak said, “This motion is to politicize life, not prioritize life.” The motion to recommit failed.
The mood in the House chambers was raucus, to say the least. As Stupak was speaking, Republicans were yelling things out and trying to drown him out. The chair had to repeatedly bang the gavel and call the house to order.
Next the House will hold a vote on the reconciliation bill, which will adopt a series of changes to the Senate bill. The Senate will then have to take up that bill and try to pass those changes.
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