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.
As part of the cuts-heavy budget presented today Gov. Rick Snyder has offered to work for just one dollar a year.
The Grand Rapids Press reports:
Unveiling his budget to the Legislature this morning, he said his salary would be $1 a year. That means, he’s giving the state the remainder of his $159,300 salary for 2011.
The former Gateway Computer executive and venture capitalist can afford it, but making the gesture today as he asks lawmakers to support $1.5 billion in budget cuts is meant to show that he’s willing to share the sacrifice.
Though Snyder will live off his own money while in office, in order to avoid financial conflicts of interest he will not be managing that money.
Last month Snyder spokeswoman Geralyn Lasher said that the governor has put his assets and investments into a blind trust to be managed by someone else.
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