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 Big Three automakers finished 2010 on a high note, each increasing year to year sales in December. Ford showed the lowest increase of 4 percent; GM’s sales grew by 8 percent and Chrysler was up by 16 percent.
Overall American auto sales was up 11 percent, but Toyota again saw their sales drop by 6 percent.
For the full year, all three American automakers posted significant gains in unit sales. Chrysler sold 230,934 vehicles for a 17 percent gain. Ford sold 1,964,059 vehicles, also up 17 percent. And General Motors sold 2,211,699 vehicles, up 7 percent over 2009.
Total domestic auto sales rose 11 percent to 11,590,274 vehicles sold. But the trend is even higher. December’s auto sales extrapolate out to a yearly sales rate of 12.6 million units.
The good news may have contributed to the fact that General Motors’ stock hit a post-IPO high of $38 per share on Tuesday.
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