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.
Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville) is planning hearings on Sept. 13 to push his anti-undocumented workers legislative agenda.
On his Facebook page Agema posted the following message on Thursday:
Anyone who has been hurt or lost their job to an illegal that wishes to testify in Lansing before the committee on Sept 13 concerning why we need to stop illegal immigration, please call my office at 517-373-8900. It seems many oprganizations [sic] are trying to continue the practice of allowing illegal immigration in Michigan.
And in a second post he wrote:
The Mi. Chamber of Commerce, Farm Bureau and Catholic Bishops are opposing bills stopping illegal immigration. Speak up know, or lose the battle.
Agema forgot to mention that Gov. Rick Snyder — also a Republican — opposes such legislation.
Ryan Bates, executive director for Alliance for Immigration Rights and Reform Michigan, had this to say about Agema’s advertisement:
“I support Governor Snyder’s position on this issue — an Arizona-style racial-profiling law is just more divisive politics that will hurt jobs and innovation here in Michigan. At a time when Michigan is losing population, we simply can’t afford to put up a ‘you’re not welcome’ sign to the world.”
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