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.
Nearly 10,000 Michigan residents have asked for a tax amnesty deal with the state of Michigan.
MLive.com reports that “roughly 9,200″ people have submitted applications for the amnesty, which ends Thursday. Under the program, designed to recoup money for the state’s flagging budget, people who pay the entire back tax amount as well as any interest due on the back taxes, will have the penalties of their late filings waived.
Officials hoped the amnesty would raise $88 million for the budget.
The amnesty program covers most state taxes prior to the 2010 filing year, including income tax, the sales tax, the Michigan Business Tax and tobacco taxes.
Applications for the amnesty must be post marked Thursday to qualify — and then taxpayers will have to pay off the entire back tax bill and interest to qualify.
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