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.
The U.S Census Bureau released state population totals Tuesday, so it’s now official — Michigan’s population has declined by .6 percent and the state will lose a Congressional seat.
The Associated Press reports:
Experts say the culprit was a deep, decade-long recession that sent many residents to other states in search of jobs. The loss of a House seat will hurt Michigan’s clout in Washington and also will reduce its share of funding for federal programs such as highway construction, education and health care.
“We were actually hoping to be up just a touch, so it’s a slight surprise,” said Curt Weiss, spokesman for the Office of Management, Budget and Technology, which led a campaign to get Michigan residents to participate in the census. “It’s disappointing that the economy has hurt our growth.”
The Census Bureau said that beginning in February it will release demographic data to the states on a rolling basis so state governments can start the redistricting process.
Flint topped the list of fastest depopulating cities in a Census Bureau estimate released last year.
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