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.
Thousands of people are expected in Lansing Wednesday afternoon for the We Are the People rally. But the Detroit public bus system is suffering as result, officials say.
According to a report on MLive.com, 50 drivers called in sick Wednesday. That means the bus system is running at 78 percent capacity.
Officials are calling the situation a “sick out,” meaning people are calling in sick as a form of political protest. It is similar to work stoppage or slow down in factory systems. Union officials have not confirmed the allegation.
The Detroit News reports drivers began calling in sick shortly after midnight. Karen Dumas, spokesperson for Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, had this to say about the situation:
“While we certainly respect their right to protest, it is unfortunate it is at the expense of citizens,” Dumas said.
Detroit officials have called a 10 a.m. press conference to discuss the situation.
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