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.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Wednesday that the city may run out of cash by February and he may be interested in serving as Emergency Manager if the governor decides to appoint one.
Public Act 4, enacted in March, allows the governor to appoint Emergency Managers with power to break labor contracts, dismiss elected officials, and rearrange municipalities.
In a conversation with the Detroit News Bing said that he would seriously consider taking the job if the governor asked him to become Emergency Manager.
“I think whether it’s me or somebody else, it’s going to probably happen.
“Now, would you rather deal with the devil that you know or the devil that you don’t know?”
As mayor Bing could ask the state to review the city’s finances. This would initiate a process that could lead to appointment of an Emergency Manager.
Bing has been unable to implement a deficit-elimination plan that relies on cutting pensions and employee benefits.
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