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 Senate is set to vote on a measure to bar partial-birth abortions on Wednesday morning and Gov. Rick Snyder is likely to sign the bill if it passes.
Senate bills 160 and 161 would not only ban the procedure in the state, but the bills would also create a new criminal law for those who perform or participate in the procedure, reports the Muskegon Chronicle. The laws provide a carve out allowing the procedure to save the mother’s life. The legislation is modeled on a federal ban passed in 2003 and signed into law by President George W. Bush.
A spokesperson for Gov. Rick Snyder, who has taken heat from social conservatives, particularly during the 2010 Republican primary, as not being anti-abortion enough, says he will likely sign the bill if it is passed by both chambers of the legislature, as is expected to happen.
“The governor will remain focused on agenda items that will help turn around Michigan’s economy, but respects the work of the legislature to address their identified priorities – he is supportive of a ban on partial birth abortions and will likely sign the legislation, depending on the specific content and provided it’s consistent with federal law,” said Sara Wurfel, spokesperson for Snyder.
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