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 Department of Environmental Quality officials want residents and visitors alike to visit a new online database holding the test results for the state’s beaches before they head out for the sun and sand.
The Associated Press reports DEQ has launched a new database covering 1,210 of the state’s beaches and water quality measures. The new website can be viewed here.
Water quality at the state’s beaches can suffer following rains, which flush raw sewage into the water ways, potentially exposing the community to a variety of issues, including the bacteria e.coli. E. coli is a dangerous human pathogen known to cause digestive system infections which can, in severe cases, lead to death.
The state has 11,000 inland lakes as well as 3,288 miles of Great Lakes beach fronts.
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