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.
Governor Granholm has signed into effect a new law that will require the state’s troubled film office to issue twice yearly reports about how Michigan’s generous film subsidies are used.
The Film Office will now be required to name the productions that receive public financing and provide details on production spending and employment statistics.
Beginning Jan. 2 productions that seek tax credits must disclose how many people involved in the production made more than $250,000 and the number of employees who are Michigan residents.
A September report from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency found that the film credits, which refund up to 42 percent of production costs, have been an economic drain on the state.
According to the report Michigan spent $37.5 million in FY 2008-09 to generate $21.1 million in private sector activity and was expected to spend $100 million in FY 2009-10 to generate $59.5 million in private sector activity.
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