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.
Jackson county is turning over about $23.5 million in federal bonds back to the state because it was unable to use all the funding, reports the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
The bonds were authorized as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — commonly referred to as the stimulus bill — in a program called The Recovery Zone Bond Program. The money was to be used by public agencies for economic development or public works programs.
The county originally appropriated $7.4 million in bonds for the Jackson Public Schools. The system ended only requiring $1.6 million. Blackman Township was authorized for $3.4 million in bonds to purchase a 28 acre parcel of land for economic development.
In addition, the county $17.2 million in tax exempt facility bonds available for local businesses to use in creating jobs. No companies applied for or received those funds.
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