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 Michigan Messenger’s Todd Heywood received a special tribute last week from the Michigan State Legislature for helping the Michigan State Police find and arrest Adrian Hill, a fugitive with a violent history and a conviction for a sex offense with a minor who had eluded law enforcement for three years.
The story is part of an ongoing investigation by the Messenger into Michigan’s sex offender registry and how to make it more effective as a tool for law enforcement without damaging the lives of people who are not a threat to the public. Here is a picture of Heywood receiving the award from Rep. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge).
And one of David Bennahum, founder of the American Independent News Network, with Jones.
And here is the full text of the tribute:
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