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.
State officials have ordered a review of the finances of the Highland Park School system, which has lost more than half its students in the last four years and is facing a $19.9 million deficit.
Under Michigan’s Emergency Manager law, financial review is the first step in a process that can result in take over of a school system.
The Associated Press reports:
The preliminary review for Highland Park schools is expected to be complete by the end of August. State officials determine how to proceed after that review is wrapped up.
Steps could include the adoption of a consent plan aimed at fixing school finances or putting a review team into the district for further evaluation.
Highland Park is an economically devastated enclave of Detroit.
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