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.
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The state Senate’s move to adjourn without voting on the project has delayed approval of the Detroit River International Crossing indefinitely.
This presents problems for Canada, which has already begun working on its side of the bridge.
Anne Jarvis of the Windsor Star writes that Ontario has spent $300 million on the project, torn down one-third of the buildings in the way and begun construction of two bridges and a noise barrier.
The Michigan senate’s vote is “very much a serious setback,” said Windsor West MP Brian Masse, “because we’re telling investors that we don’t have any control over our border.”
State Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) told the Star that Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Maroun influenced Michigan Republicans to block the DRIC.
That is despite powerful proponents, despite Canada’s offer of a $550-million loan, despite the promise of 10,000 badly needed construction jobs, despite the havoc caused by Moroun, who has destroyed neighbourhoods, built on city property in Detroit, reneged on deals with the state’s transportation department and sued governments (he’s facing contempt of court charges today).
Now that Republicans control both houses of the legislature approval of the DRIC looks even more unlikely, she said.
Tlaib told the Star that Canada should ask the federal government to assume control of the project.
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