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.
Do you want to watch Gov.-elect Rick Snyder become Gov. Rick Snyder on New Year’s Day? Don’t want to make the trip to Lansing or stand in what is likely to be arctic weather? You’re in luck. The inauguration of Snyder, his Lt. Gov. choice Brian Calley and other statewide candidates Attorney General-elect Bill Schuette and Secretary of State-elect Ruth Johnson will be broadcast live on Michigan Government Television, reports the Lansing State Journal.
The production can be caught on cable or streamed live on the internet.
Snyder has announced he will take the oath of office on the steps of the capitol regardless of weather. Outgoing Gov. Jennifer Granholm has taken her oaths of office inside and out of the cold in the past. Former Gov. John Engler took all three of his oaths on the steps of the Capitol.
Snyder is expected to lay out some of his priorities as governor during his speech following the administration of the oath. Among the plans, Snyder has been clear he will move up the state of the state speech as well as introduce a two year budget before the March deadline. He wants the Republican dominated House and Senate to pass the budget by July 1.
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