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 Democrat-led House passed a bill yesterday intended to keep voters who are dealing with home foreclosure from being challenged at the polls.
The bill is a response to reports published here that Michigan Republicans have planned to use foreclosure lists to challenge the eligibility of voters on Election Day.
The measure now heads to the Republican-led Senate.
State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Ingham County, said she had heard about the bill moving to the Senate, but had not yet read it. “I support it in theory,” she said. “But you know you never know what will come out of committee.”
Whitmer said she was appalled that anyone would consider trying to stop people from voting, particularly by using their economic suffering as the basis of the challenge. “It’s just wrong,” Whitmer said. “People have the right to vote, and frankly those who are impacted by the foreclosure situation are the ones who have the most at stake in this election.”
Todd Heywood contributed to this report.
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