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.
Attorneys for disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on Thursday filed an appeal of the sentence — but not the conviction — that he received for violating the terms of his probation. Kilpatrick is currently serving a sentence of 14 months to five years for failing to pay required restitution and hiding his assets from the court.
The Detroit News reports:
Kwame Kilpatrick’s attorney has filed an application to appeal the former mayor’s prison term, claiming a Wayne County judge made numerous errors in handing Kilpatrick a guideline-busting sentence.
Attorney Arnold Reed also has asked for Kilpatrick’s immediate release on bond while the state’s Court of Appeals considers arguments that Judge David Groner violated laws and court procedure on May 25 when he issued a 14-month to five-year sentence for probation violations.
The state guidelines, Reed says, called for a sentence of no more than 17 months. He says Judge Groner did not offer a compelling reason for exceeding those guidelines.
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