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 Ingham County Board of Commissioners are debating internally two resolutions which they think will address a “dysfunctional” road commission.
The first proposal, introduced by Republicans who are a minority on the board, would demand the resignation of Shirley Rogers, the Road Commission chairperson. A second proposal, introduced by Democratic Commission Chair Mark Grebner, would demand the resignation of all five members of the Road Commission, reports the Lansing State Journal.
Ingham’s Road Commission is appointed by the Board of Commissioners.
The move comes as tensions in the commission continue to mount. Officials say the employees have circumvented Commission Director Bill Conklin and gone directly to the Board with complaints. As a result, the Road Commission members have investigated the day to day operations of the department.
“The idea that this can be fixed by getting rid of one road member is not going to work,” Grebner said. “The five of them as a group are dysfunctional. The Board of Commissioners has got to get behind the idea that we need a new start.”
Both resolutions were tabled until a November 15 meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
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