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.
Leaders for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees are responding to the Detroit City Council endorsement of Mayor Dave Bing’s plan to impose a 10 percent wage cut on union members through a series of furlough days, arguing that the cuts will diminish city services. The Detroit Free Press reports:
The contract calls for a 10% pay cut in the form of 26 furlough days every other Monday.
“If we are not working every other Monday, we cannot take care of city business,” said Catherine Phillips, AFSCME’s lead negotiator. “It’s absolutely going to affect residents and services.”
Among the affected employees are 911 operators, recreation employees and mechanics who fix buses and police squad cars.
“What is the city going to do when these people are off?” Phillips said.
Obviously the city is not going to furlough all the 911 operators every Monday; the furlough days will surely be split up so those services still run on Mondays. Hopefully running at half staff on Mondays is enough to cover crucial services.
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