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 chief of staff for State Rep. Robert Dean (D-Grand Rapids) has resigned over remarks he made to a business gathering in Chicago over a year ago.
Noah Seifullah, Dean’s staffer at the heart of the latest chapter of the Hangar42 film studio scandal, offered his resignation Thursday morning, and Dean accepted it.
Dean held a press conference in Grand Rapids on Thursday, and released the following statement on the situation:
“My top priority has always been serving the people of Grand Rapids and Michigan and I want to make sure nothing interferes with my ability to do so. My commitment to the people has never wavered and nothing has changed. I intend on sorting through the details and looking deeper in to the facts surrounding this issue. We are at a critical point in completing the state budget and I am working on the issues of my constituents. As I continue to serve the people of Grand Rapids and of Michigan; I must to do so without distraction. Unfortunately, even the perception of possible wrongdoing or unethical actions by my staff casts a shadow of uncertainty on my office and has created a distraction to my duties as a lawmaker. That is unacceptable. Therefore, this morning Mr. Seifullah offered his resignation from my office, and I accepted. It is my hope that this action will allow me and my staff to continue focusing on serving our residents, fighting for our families and turning Michigan around.”
Seifullah became embroiled in controversy earlier this week when audio of his speech was found and released by the Grand Rapids Press. In the speech, he brags about making $12.5 on a $4 million investment using the Michigan Film credit. But developers of Hangar42 say Seifullah is not an investor or involved in the project.
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