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.
Congressman Mark Schauer (D-Bedford Township) Tuesday called for investigations into allegations that Hallmark Industrial hired undocumented workers for clean up jobs on the oil spill in Calhoun County. The call came in letters to the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.
A Michigan Messenger investigation over the weekend uncovered the allegations against the company. During the investigation, Michigan Messenger found undocumented workers from Honduras and Mexico, and was provided with photographs of work sites which Enbridge officials said showed safety concerns. On Monday night, Enbridge Energy Partner’s contractor, Garner Environmental Services Inc., ended its contract with Hallmark Industrial LLC. The company has since cleared out, taking all its contract employees with it.
In letters released by Schauer’s office, the Congressman calls on the Department of Labor, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau to investigate.
In the letters Schauer asks the investigation scope include whether or not Enbridge “turned a blind eye.”
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