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 schools will be able to use USDA funds to purchase locally grown food for their cafeterias under a pilot program that is expected to boost the state’s agricultural sector and the nutritional value of school lunches.
The U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture announced this week that Michigan and Florida will be allowed to use their federal funding to purchase fresh local fruits and vegetables from local vendors that meet federal food safety standards.
“I think Michigan particularly will benefit because we grow just about everything we need here,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow told the Lansing State Journal. “Our schools are very eager to be able to purchase from their local community because they can get apples, cherries, blueberries, celery, and everything from local farmers.”
Michigan ranks second in the nation when it comes to agricultural diversity. Yet the state’s public schools — which serve approximately 140 million meals each year — generally offer reheated processed foods that have been trucked in from great distances.
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