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.
When the health care reform bill is fully implemented in 2014 nearly a million Michigan residents will be eligible for tax breaks to help them pay for their health insurance premiums. The Detroit Free Press reports:
More than 860,000 people in Michigan are expected to qualify for tax breaks under new federal health care legislation — although not until 2014.
Kathleen D. Stoll, director of health policy at Families USA, a national nonprofit, said Thursday in a conference call that the new tax credit, intended to cut the net cost of health insurance, would amount to an estimated $3.3 billion for qualifying Michigan residents.
Unlike most tax credits, this one will be advanceable, which means that you can get the refund whenever you purchase health insurance rather than having to wait until you file your taxes the next year.
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