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.
Four Michigan State University students were arrested Wednesday night when they refused to leave the administration building on campus.
The students were part of a protest sponsored by the Coalition Against Sexual Violence, a campus group that formed last year. The protest started at the rock — a large boulder near the center of campus and long a point of social and political statement on campus — and protesters then marched to the administration building. The group sat down and had an open discussion about sexual assault and what protesters say is the “rape culture on campus.”
When the building closed at 6 p.m. the protesters were asked to leave. Most did, reports the State News, but four remained. They were arrested by “about a dozen officers.”
The protest was called “A Day of Rage.”
The Coalition began following Michigan Messenger’s report on an alleged sexual assault on campus at the end of August. The assault was allegedly perpetrated by two high profile basketball players. While one of the players appears to have corroborated the statement of the woman, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III declined to press charges. Dunnings’ refusal to prosecute led to protests outside his downtown Lansing offices.
And now the victim in the case and her attorneys have asked the Michigan Attorney General to review the case. Attorneys for the victim issued the following statement to Michigan Messenger:
“In our evaluation of the case, we believe that a criminal sexual assault occurred. Due to the refusal of the Ingham County Prosecutor to bring charges, we requested the Attorney General look into the matter.”
The attorneys have asked that they not be identified as it could lead to identifying the victim. Michigan Messenger is not identifying the victim nor the alleged perpetrators in this case.
Seeking a review by the attorney general could lead to the case being assigned to another county prosecutor for review and possible criminal charges or the Attorney General could decide to issue charges in the case and to prosecute. Officials in the office of AG Bill Schuette did not return calls seeking comment.
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