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.
Gov. Rick Snyder has said that if he is able to accomplish his agenda by the time the 2014 gubernatorial race rolls around, he may not seek re-election.
MLive.com reports:
Snyder said if he gets his agenda accomplished, he would not seek re-election and allow “better, smarter people” to take over so he can see Michigan ” be successful in the long term.” The governor told MIRS he’s “happy to go fishing, go teach or do something else.”
“My criteria are two things. Did I do what I said I was going to do? And if I did the things I said I was going to do, that would be great,” Snyder said. “The second thing is, it’s not about me. I really want to create a long-term legacy of success. The changes we’re making are for 10, 20, 30 years from now . . . “Have we started creating a culture where people want to take this ball and run for a long time?”
MIRS (Michigan Information Research Services) is a newsletter covering the state capitol. It is subscription only.
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