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.
More than 750 downed DTE Energy power lines and appear to have played a major role in the fires that overwhelmed city firefighters and burned more than 85 structures during winds storms on Tuesday.
As the city continues to assess the damage some residents are accusing DTE of contributing to the disaster by failing to address downed and damaged lines and by not responding to hazards created by illegal power hookups.
The Detroit News reports:
Stacey Parks, whose mother’s home on Robinwood on the east side suffered extensive damage, said her mother called DTE Energy on Friday to complain about a fire and whizzing noises coming from a transformer behind a nearby house. She said DTE did not respond.
“We saw it sparking,” Parks said of the transformer, adding that her mother called DTE again to complain that someone had shimmied up a utility pole, likely for an illegal hookup.
DTE spokesman John Austerberry said the company responded to the complaints on Tuesday, although he said he didn’t know which specific complaints the crews addressed.
DTE told the Free Press that as many as 70,000 Michigan homes and businesses — most of them in the Detroit area — are stealing natural gas and electricity.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing served on the board of directors for DTE Energy for decades, prompting some to question whether he is in a position to hold the utility accountable for any responsibility it may have for the fires.
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