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.
A U.S. Dept. of Transportation grant awarded Wednesday will help create a high speed rail line across southern Michigan and cut 30 minutes from the travel time between Detroit and Chicago.
Business Week reports that $196.5 million from the Federal Railroad Administration will cover signal and track improvements between Dearborn and Kalamazoo as well as Michigan’s costs for purchasing that stretch of track from the Norfolk Southern Railway.
The line runs through Illinois, Indiana and Michigan and served about 480,000 passengers in the most recent federal fiscal year.
“Investing in rail service will spark economic development in communities along a corridor linking Detroit and Chicago, two vital Midwest cities,” Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said in a statement. “A faster, reliable passenger rail system is a priority for younger generations and vital to Michigan’s ability to compete globally as businesses look to locate or expand.”
Snyder said the rail improvements will also speed freight transportation, a priority for Ford Motor Co. and other businesses along the rail corridor.
“Our economic competitors around the world have long enjoyed the benefits of high-speed rail service between their cities,” Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) told Mlive. “They have demonstrated that high-speed service can create jobs and promote economic growth, and that it can provide a more energy-efficient alternative.”
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