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 city of Lansing has landed at the number two spot on a national list indicating the area has the second cheapest real estate in the nation.
The list put together by CNNMoney.com says Youngstown Ohio comes in first with a median property value of $55,400. Lansing was second with a median value of $64,400 while Toledo Ohio hits third with a median value of $64,900.
The area has been battered by automotive layoffs, state employee cuts and a deluge of bad mortgages which have lead to staggering foreclosure rates in the city. In May, city residents rejected a proposal to increase property taxes to cover fire and police positions. That measure failed, leaving the city to face millions in cuts, including over 150 police and fire officers. The budget woes are a combination of plummeting property values and decreased statutory revenue sharing cash from the state.
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