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.
According to White House officials, President Barack Obama will announce new fuel efficiency standards for 2017-2025 model vehicles.
The new standards will be applied to cars and light duty-trucks, reports Mlive.com
“This program, which builds on the historic agreement achieved by this administration for Model Years 2012-2016, will result in significant cost savings for consumers at the pump, dramatically reduce oil consumption, cut pollution and create jobs,” said White House press secretary Jay Carney in a statement released today.
The program seeks to dramatically raise the fuel standards of cars produced in the United States.
Officials familiar with the talks told The Associated Press this week that recent changes to the standards for light trucks have reduced the proposal to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. The administration’s proposed target for light trucks was 56.2 miles per gallon last month.
The new standards have not come without opposition.
Opponents of the new standards argue the goal is unrealistic and could boost the cost of vehicles by $2,100 or more.
Last week, radio aids aired in Michigan and six other states accusing the Obama administration of threatening the industry’s recovery by seeking 56 miles per gallon fuel economy target by 2025.
The ads were launched by the Alliance of Automobile Manufactures, a trade group of automobile manufacturers that operate in the U.S.
Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. are members of the alliance, along with numerous other automakers, such as Toyota Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG.
All members of the Michigan congressional delegation, Republican and Democrat alike, sent a letter to President Obama asking him to make the standards lower in order to help the auto industry be more competitive.
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