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.
Michigan Secretary of State offices across the state have been unable to process business since Wednesday due to a computer outage.
A press release from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) indicates the problem started on Wednesday, and while officials worked through the night to restore operations, branch offices are still unable to process business. The Secretary of State office handles everything from driver’s licenses to vehicle registrations.
Staff did identify a severed fiber link, which has since but restored. However, the system connecting all the branch offices remains down.
Update: The Secretary of State office announced a few moments ago that they will waive any late fees for customers who can’t get transactions processed due to the computer problems. They also said that the computer glitch has affected not only them but also “other state departments including Corrections, Treasury, Community Health and Human Services.”
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