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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.

Public defender lawsuit remanded back to lower court

By Ed Brayton | 04.30.10 | 12:57 pm

The Michigan Supreme Court remanded a case challenging the state’s underfunded and non-uniform public defender system as unconstitutional back to the lower court for a new ruling on the question of whether the plaintiffs in the case should be given class action status.

The lower court granted the plaintiffs the right to file a class action suit and the appeals court agreed, but the Supreme Court wants a new ruling in light of a 2009 case that redefined the standards that must be met in order to be granted class status in a civil suit.

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