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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

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Walberg: NEA funding bad; unwanted engine for Pentagon good

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.18.11 | 1:45 pm

Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Tipton) led the fight on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to cut $20 million from the Nation Endowment for the Arts on Thursday.

It was his proposal to eliminate the funding to the NEA, reports the Jackson Citizen Patriot. But his fiscal responsibility seemed to wane when faced with a vote on a piece of military equipment that no one, not even the Pentagon, wants.

Walberg is part of the new cadre of Republicans swept into office under the flag of the Tea Party. The new cadre came in with a promise to eliminate $100 billion in spending in order to get control over the U.S. deficit.

But Walberg voted against a measure that would save the U.S. government $3 billion by eliminating a jet engine the U.S. Department of Defense says it doesn’t need or want. The engine is being produced in the Congressional district of House Speaker John Boehner, and Walberg says that an unnamed Jackson county facility is helping to build parts for the engine.

Comments

  • Anonymous

    The NEA isn’t really that impressive. The biggest thing they do is give grants. I say cut out the middle man.

    3B is not a lot for engine R&D. Formula 1 race teams spend over 1B per year on engine R&D! But this engine was only meant for a backup if the P&W engine failed. So good cut, keep going!

  • Anonymous

    getting rid of 3% of our yearly deficit makes is a great idea only 97% to go. too bad with the majority we have it probably won’t come off the books. as far as cutting out the NEA I would think with washingtons track record i would let someone that knows something about the arts give out the grants. the people we elected need to stop thinking about themselves and their friends WE ARE ALL AMERICANS, it’s not about political party, race, or religion it’s about being united as a nation for the good of everyone.

  • Irish_Wake

    So we are praising a net deficit increase of $1.8 Billion dollars (in unneeded, unwanted spending) as a benefit to society?

    We truly believe the Honorable Representative from Tipton is taking the tough stand on spending when he supports the Speaker of the House when doing so results in federal dollars flowing into Walberg’s district?

    We seem to have different definitions of the word ‘patriotism’. And whore.

  • Anonymous

    This will probably be deleted,
    My observation of Tim Walberg is that one can always tell when he is lying,
    His Lips Move.

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