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 Michigan House today passed the “Taxpayer Home Protection Act,” a bill that would help homeowners at risk of losing their homes to tax foreclosure get extensions and exemptions on their property taxes. It would also change the law so that nonpayment of utility bills would no longer trigger foreclosures.
The legislation “aims to streamline the process of struggling homeowners applying for an exemption to the property tax, and adds additional notification requirements so homeowners at risk know exactly when their property could be foreclosed on and what forms of assistance are available to them,” according to a Democratic press release.
The bill was sponsored by Rep. Tim Melton, D-Pontiac. “This plan is not intended to bail out residents who simply don’t pay their property taxes. It is meant to help residents understand this process and make them aware of their available options.”
According to a statement from the office of House Majority Floor Leader Steve Tobocman, D-Detroit:
House Republicans voted to deny the bill immediate effect, a technical procedure that would delay the bills implementation until April 2009.
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