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.
Michigan State Police say they are ready to begin enforcing the state’s ban on texting while driving on July 1, but they admit enforcement could be difficult.
Officials tell the Associated Press that the ban will be somewhat cumbersome to enforce because it is difficult to ascertain if a person texting or dialing a cellphone. The law makes it illegal to text, but using a cell phone to make a call remains legal.
“If you view a motorist who you think is text messaging, are they dialing? It is going to be extremely difficult for law enforcement to apply that,” [Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police Executive Director Tom] Hendrickson said. “If a traffic stop is made and a motorist says they were not texting but dialing … what is law enforcement to do?”
MSP 1st Lt. Matt Bolger, who trains police officials on new laws, says that folks who using their cell phone for phone calls have nothing to worry about. Those caught texting while driving face a $100 fine the first time, and $200 every time thereafter.
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