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.
The conservative group Americans for Prosperity is making headlines after it posted fake eviction notices on properties in the Delray neighborhood of Detroit.
The group is protesting the Detroit River International Crossing. The fake eviction notices however have drawn fire.
“It’s shameful that anyone would use residents as pawns in a political fight,” said Scott Brines of the Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition. “The misinformation being spread in these fliers continues to hurt the people of Delray. We need a decision on this project immediately so we can all move forward.”
A copy of the fake eviction notice can be found here.
In his January State of the State speech, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder shocked lawmakers and political watchers when he announced his support for building a second bridge to Canada. The bridge would be funded by a loan from Canada. Snyder has since said he wants the legislature to pass the legislation authorizing the bridge by the end of June, but lawmakers say that may not happen.
Complicating the case, Matthew Maroun, who owns the Ambassador Bridge, opposes the DRIC. Last year the legislature killed legislation which would have authorized the building of a second bridge, in large part because of Maroun’s lobbying. He has been running commercials on television opposing the second bridge.
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