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.
Earlier this year, the Bay City Times told the story of 17-year-old Cassandra Morris. She said she dropped out of Ogemaw Heights High School due to bullying over her being a lesbian.
Morris says that on Oct. 1 she was attacked, and that was the final straw. Other LGBT students in the district said they experienced similar treatment by the district.
Now the U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into the allegations. This move follows on the heels of an announcement earlier this year that the Department could and would investigate bullying incidents — including those against LGBT students — as violations of federal civil rights laws.
An investigation by the feds could lead to punitive action, corrective action and at worst, a complete loss of federal education dollars for the district.
Michigan lawmakers ended their session last week without the state Senate taking up legislation which would mandate local school districts have policies to address bullying.
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