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.
Priscila Martinez, campaign manager for One Michigan, has confirmed that the undocumented youth protesting at Arizona Sen. John McCain’s Tuscon office have been arrested.
Flavia De La Fuente, national spokesperson for the students tells Michigan Messenger the protesters were arrested by Tuscon Police.
“We don’t know how the police are going to react,” De La Fuente said, noting the city is neither a sanctuary city nor is it a city Department of Homeland Security requires law enforcement to ask about citizenship status. “They may be released after they are booked or they may not be booked at all. We don’t know.”
De La Fuente says the protesters could face trespassing charges. They were protesting for the passage of the DREAM Act, which would allow youth who came here illegally a path to citizenship.
The protest is being lead by Mohammed Abdollahi of Ann Arbor. Abdollahi came to America 21 years ago and because of an immigration paperwork foul up, has been in the country illegally for many years. Abdollahi, who is gay, is originally from Iran and could face deportation to that country. Iran is known for punishing homosexuality with torture, beatings and executions.
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