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.
Rep. Mike Rogers, replying to a letter from a constituent, refused to say whether he would support a bill that would require natural gas companies to reveal what chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, of gas deposits. His reply said:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your support for the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act. I appreciate you contacting me regarding this issue.
As you may know, the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (H.R. 1084) was introduced by Representative Diana DeGette on March 15, 2011. This legislation would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require oil and gas companies to disclose the chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing operations. Upon introduction, this bill was referred to the Energy & Commerce, on which I serve. Please be assured, should this legislation come before me for a vote, I will be certain to keep your thoughts in mind.
Thank you again for contacting me regarding this issue. If you have any other questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
A prediction: If and when this bill comes up in committee, the Republicans — including Michigan’s Rogers and Fred Upton, chair of that committee — will vote against it unanimously.
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