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.
Beginning next year the state will stagger the distribution of food benefits to Michigan’s 1.9 million Bridge card holders in an effort to prevent the food shortages that can result from mass shopping at the beginning of the month.
The Detroit News reports:
Hunger experts say this could mean a steady supply of fresh produce, dairy and meats at urban grocers throughout the month. But some worry the change will confuse food stamp users. The state mailed 50,000 notices a day since November to notify households of the change.
“Some of this population may not have good literacy skills,” said Terri Stangl, executive director of the Center for Civil Justice, an agency in Saginaw that provides legal and policy advocacy for low-income families. “You’ll have instances where they go and swipe the card and find out they have nothing on it.”
According to the Center for Civil Justice there has been a 37 percent increase in food stamp recipients in Michigan since October 2008.
Information on food stamp eligibility is available from the Michigan Food Assistance Partnership and the Dept. of Human Services.
The food assistance program is funded by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
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