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.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm was at the White House earlier this week as President Obama signed into law a bill to extend $30 billion in loans to small businesses. There’s a good reason for that: Michigan is eligible for up to $78 million in funding from that bill, which should help to spur small business formation and health in the state.
Governor Granholm stated on C-Span that there is a wait list of bankers in Michigan ready to take advantage of providing loans to small businesses.
Hundreds of jobs are expected to come out of this new bill. This means more jobs for Michigan residents to come. Patience is definitely the key in our sluggish economy. Small businesses will be able to hire one and two employees to help pick up the economy.
Governor Granholm is grateful to the Michigan members of Congress who supported this legislation, especially Congressmen Peters, Levin and Dingell for introducing the State Small Business Credit Initiative in the House, and to Senator Stabenow and Levin for insuring that it was included in the Senate Bill.
Every little bit helps.
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