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 House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a plan proposed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to shift $208 million from the School Aid Fund to the General Fund.
The two main budget funds in the state have different revenue streams and this year the School Aid Fund had higher revenues than expected while the General Fund had lower revenues. Granholm proposed the idea of shifting the school surplus over to the general fund to balance the 2010 budget without having to make additional cuts or raise new revenues. The state Senate did not vote on the measure as it is adjourned until Sept. 7.
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