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.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before the U.S. Senate on Wednesday and was asked about her position on the Keystone XL pipeline, but deferred comment because her agency is tasked with making a decision on whether to approve the project.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is “generally supportive” of increasing American oil imports from Canada, but sidestepped questions Wednesday about whether she backs a controversial new oilsands pipeline from Alberta to Texas.
Clinton, testifying before the Senate appropriations committee, said it would be improper for her to take sides in the debate over Calgary-based TransCanada’s Keystone XL project because her department makes the decision on whether to grant a permit for its construction.
“Since my department bears the ultimate responsibility for making a recommendation on the pipeline, I am not able to express an opinion,” said Clinton.
This is in stark contrast to comments she made last October, when she said that she was “inclined” to support the project and “probably not” willing to reconsider her position.
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