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.
Albion College President Donna Randall issued a public statement on Wednesday concerning the burning of a gay pride flag on the college campus last month.
Randall said that the school’s investigation revealed that a small group of students found the flag in a trash can and decided to burn it. No one else was present for the burning. She further says, “Appropriate action has been taken to address the conduct of the students involved.”
Randall did not provide any more details than that, citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which, she says, “prohibit[s] me from providing information about the actions taken against those individuals.”
In a public university, such conduct would certainly be protected by the First Amendment and the university could not punish the students for it. Albion is a private university associated with the Methodist Church, so they are not subject to the Free Speech protections of the First Amendment.
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