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.
State Democrats introduced legislation Monday aimed at restoring six weeks worth of unemployment insurance cut by the GOP-dominated legislature earlier this year.
The legislation was introduced in the House by Rep. Jim Ananich (D-Flint) and in the Senate by Senate Democratic Floor Leader Tupac A. Hunter (D-Detroit).
“These unemployment resources will be more necessary than ever following the job-killing state budget passed last week,” said Ananich in a press release. The Flint lawmaker also sits on the House Appropriations Committee. “If the majority is unwilling to truly put job creation first, the least they can do is make sure families can survive while they try to find work.”
The cut was made in March. Republican law makers said it was necessary to address a nearly $4 billion deficit in the state’s unemployment fund.
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