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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

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Granholm slams Republican Presidential candidates over auto bailout

By Todd A. Heywood | 05.24.11 | 2:09 pm

Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm has some harsh words for GOP candidates for president Tuesday after Chrysler announced it had paid back its debt to the government. On her Facebook page, Granholm posted the following:

“But it wasn’t just Mitt Romney—Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich and scores of Republicans opposed the effort to save the American automobile industry. They said it would fail. Wouldn’t work they said. It would hasten the demise of the industry. They were wrong—flat wrong—and people should really ask if that’s the judgment we want in the Oval Office.”

Chrysler is expected to announce it has paid off the debt to the U.S. government later Tuesday.

Part of the attack is directed at Romney, who said the bail out would fail and it was something he would never do. He did an opinion piece in the New York Times arguing that the country should allow the auto industry to go bankrupt. The Democratic National Committee launched this YouTube video showing GOP candidates for President Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich slamming the bail out.

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