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.
In a move to address increasing numbers of divorce in the state, the Senate Judiciary Committee has taken up legislation which would change state law to delay the amount of time between the issuance of a license and the date a marriage can be performed.
The legislation will extend the window from three days to 28 days if the betrothed couple does not undergo pre-marital counseling, reports MLive.com
Judge James Sheridan of Adrian, who sells a book on his version of the biblical marriage, said this would be a good thing, as 14 percent of couples don’t get married after going through the course because they realize it’s a mistake.
“This is definitely crossing a line of what government should be involved in,” objected Shelly Weisberg of the ACLU Michigan. “Who’s to say what makes a good marriage for two people?”
This is the same committee that has passed legislation to require aborted fetuses to be cremated or buried and has pushed through legislation prohibiting adult students from having a relationship with any school employee at their school.
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