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.
Three of Michigan’s seven gubernatorial candidates will gather at Central Michigan University tonight for a moderated discussion on energy and the environment sponsored by the League of Conservation Voters.
Republican Businessman Rick Snyder of Ann Arbor, Republican State Sen. Tom George of Kalamazoo, and Democratic Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero have agreed to take part in the forum. Republicans Attorney General Mike Cox, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Holland, and Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, and Dem. House Speaker Andy Dillon will not attend the event.
Kerry Duggan of the League of Conservation Voters said that she expects the candidates to share their views on the relationship between energy and environment policy and jobs and to speak about energy efficiency, renewable energy, Great Lakes issues including Asian carp and other invasive species, recent legislative efforts to protect children from harmful chemicals, and land use issues.
The forum is scheduled to run from 7-9 pm, and is being put on by the LCV in partnership with the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Radio and ConservAmerica.
The event will stream live on the League of Conservation Voters website.
Democratic candidate Andy Dillon will not attend the event because of an unavoidable scheduling conflict, spokesman TJ Buchholz said.
Dillon, a vocal supporter of plans by Consumers Energy to build a new coal plant at it’s Karn/Weadock facility near Bay City, has been at odds with the League over one of the group’s key legislative priorities — enacting a moratorium on new coal plants.
Buchholz said that Dillon believes that construction of a new coal plant can be a transitional phase in Michigan’s move to greater reliance on clean energy projects such as solar and wind.
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