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.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, saying that the Detroit City Council went too far in cutting the city budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, vetoed the council’s proposed budget. The Detroit Free Press reports:
“Council’s budget would impose service cuts that run counter to the priorities of this administration, leaving me no choice but to exercise my veto power,” Bing said in a statement. “I remain committed to cooperating with our City Council to attack our fiscal crisis however we must do so without compromising our ability to provide public safety, support job creation and maintain financial stability in the City of Detroit.”
Bing, who presented his $3.1-billion proposed budget to the Detroit City Council on April 13, trimmed $101 million from the financial plan. The mayor insisted that his budget was a well thought-out and strategic approach to addressing the fiscal instability that has long plagued the city.
Still, council members said Bing did not make deep enough cuts. The body approved its 2010-11 budget on May 21, cutting an additional $31.8 million from Bing’s proposed budget.
Bing specifically cited additional cuts to the police and fire department budgets, which he said would endanger public safety. The city council will meet on Friday to take a vote on overriding Bing’s veto. If they do override the veto, the budget they proposed would become law.
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