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 Grand Rapids Press won a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Wednesday against Coopersville Area Public Schools.
The Press reports it sued the district to force the release of the monetary awards the district agreed to in settling a lawsuit over hazing incidents in the school.
The settlement was reached in July 2009, and the district had refused to disclose the amount of money awarded to two plaintiffs in the case.
But that was over ruled Wednesday in court:
“The court concludes that the amount of money paid to settle the lawsuits is not confidential under the FOIA. The fact that the expense was incurred to settle lawsuits regarding embarrassing and private incidents does not make the expense personal information,” Ottawa County Circuit Court Judge Calvin Bosman decided.
The district compiled with the order Wednesday, announcing it had paid $95,000 to one plaintiff and $55,000 to another.
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