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.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero paid an unexpected visit to Occupy Lansing protesters on Tuesday night and told the protesters that he had approved permits allowing them to stay in Reutters Park in downtown Lansing.
Bernero also endorsed the purpose of the protests on his Facebook page Wednesday morning:
Our political system has become increasingly corportized, privatized and profitized by the filthy rich. The unholy alliance of Washington and Wall Street have conspired against regular folks to all but obliterate the American Dream and bastardise our democracy. Thank God the people are fighting back! America must be a place of opportunity for ALL, not just the few at the top. I welcome Occupy Wall Street to Lansing, Michigan.
Ken Orlich, one of the organizers of the Lansing protests, says the support is welcome.
My weigh in is, between this and his stance on publicly wishing to keep the MJ dispensaries open, he’s regained a lot more support from me personally as well. Its the right thing to do, politics or not. I’m glad to see at least one American mayor coming out in support of the people and not the rich. He gets it. I’m excited for that. Occupy is really gaining momentum toward some real, desperately needed, progressive change. He did say, paraphrase, “I think this movement really has a chance at changing things.”
Protesters began occupying the park, located one block south of the Capitol on Friday.
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