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.
Flint could become the first city to get taken over by the state since Gov. Rick Snyder approved sweeping new powers for appointed Emergency Managers.
On Friday Flint Mayor Dayne Walling announced that the Treasury Dept. has initiated an official review of the city’s finances.
Under Public Act 4 — the Emergency Manager law — financial review is the first step in a process that can confer new powers to elected officials or transfer all decision-making power to an Emergency Manager who reports only to the Treasury Dept. and the governor.
Benton Harbor, Pontiac, Ecorse and the Detroit Public Schools are now being run by Emergency Managers.
Brandon Jessup of Michigan Forward is a coordinator of the campaign to repeal the Emergency Manager law.
Jessup says that Treasurer Andy Dillon is not treating communities equally.
Flint, facing a $2 million deficit is under review when other municipalities, Allen Park and Jackson were refused preliminary reviews. In May Jackson mayor Karen Dunigan requested a preliminary review from the state’s treasury department based on the city’s accumulated pension debt of $20 million and $47 million in bonded debt. Allen Park followed suit, citing the city’s bond rating falling to BBB. Both of these cities would be granted a review under the new law, since they’ve hit a few of the laws triggers; however Michigan’s Treasurer denied both municipalities a preliminary hearing.
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