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.
A $150 million grant from the Department of Transportation to the state of Michigan will be used to upgrade the tracks between Kalamazoo and Dearborn to make way for a high-speed train between the two cities. The Detroit News reports:
Michigan will receive $150 million to develop a high-speed rail corridor between Kalamazoo and Dearborn with funds awarded through the 2010 High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program. Announcement of the federal funds was made by the office of Congressman John Dingell, D-Dearborn.
An additional $3.2 million also will be awarded to the state from the U.S. Department of Transportation to pay for planning involved in the project.
The state is also receiving $40 million to develop new train stations.
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