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 Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept. took over patrols in Pontiac last night under a deal organized by Emergency Manager Michael Stampfler.
The move came after layoffs reduced the 180 person police force to just 50 active duty officers for the town of 60,000.
The Sheriff’s Dept. plans to assign 74 officers to Pontiac.
Stampfler has estimated that closing the 150 year old police department will save the cash-strapped city $2 million.
In June, as part of his plan to dissolve the department, Stampfler used his newly enhanced Emergency Manager powers to break the city’s contract with its police dispatchers.
Mlive reports that the future of Pontiac police service remains uncertain.
Oakland County has similar contracts with several local municipalities, but Pontiac’s is unique. Executive L. Brooks Patterson led a successful campaign for a last-minute amendment that allows Oakland to void the contract and suspend patrols if Pontiac goes bankrupt, so long as it provides a 30-day notice.
It’s unclear who would enforce the law in Pontiac if Oakland County backs out. And for a city that remains one of the more dangerous in Michigan, that’s a frightening prospect for residents.
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