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 Michigan Supreme Court is considering a new rule which would require courts to inform undocumented workers that a a plea of guilty could impact their immigration status.
The rule is the result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that undocumented people must be informed of the potential impact of a guilty plea on their immigration status. Immigrants, both documented and undocumented, can be deported if convicted of a crime.
State Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman, a Republican, argues the new rule could cause problems in the justice system, the Associated Press reports.
The AP reports the rule is open for comment until Oct. 1.
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