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.
City council members in nearly insolvent Hamtramck will consider a resolution directing the city manager to investigate receiving emergency and other services from another government entity.
Councilmember Catrina Stackpoole has asked her fellow council members to approve a resolution directing City Manager William Cooper to explore the possible of receiving police, fire and other services from Wayne County, Detroit, Highland Park or other government agency.
The city, which has about 23,000 residents, is facing a $3 million dollar deficit and has asked the Snyder administration to allow it to declare bankruptcy — a move that would allow it to renegotiate labor contracts.
In his State of the State address last week Gov. Rick Snyder suggested that communities that take steps to share more services might be rewarded with larger revenue sharing payments from the state.
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