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.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Thursday posted a note on her fan page on Facebook about the anti-bullying legislation known as Matt’s Safe School Law, which is currently frozen in the Republican controlled state Senate.
Granholm wrote the post in response to an appearance on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 show Wednesday night by Chris Armstrong. Armstrong is the openly gay president of the University of Michigan Student Assembly and has been the focus of a week’s worth of national attention because an assistant attorney general, Andrew Shirvell, has been running a blog about Armstrong. That blog alleges Armstrong is pursuing a “radical homosexual agenda.” As part of the Shirvell’s writings, he has appeared at various public events where Armstrong was present, as well as shown up at Armstrong’s off campus home.
Armstrong is seeking a personal protection order from the Washtenaw County courts to prevent Shirvell from following him or his friends around on campus.
Here’s what Granholm had to say on her Facebook page:
Right now, there is a bill that would ban bullying in Michigan schools, but it has been sitting in the State Senate since May 13, 2010. Please contact your State Senator and ask him or her to help stop school bullying by passing HB 4580: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/fysenator/fysenator.htm. While this bill might not have prevented Chris’ situation, it would help prevent bullying in our K-12 schools, and so we’re grateful Chris is speaking out.
Armstrong appeared on AC 360 Wednesday night in part he said because of the highly publicized run of suicides attributed to bullying. Hundreds of Michigan State University students and community members gathered Wednesday night for a candle light vigil to protest the suicides.
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