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.
Recalled Republican Rep. Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) has announced that he is stepping down as representative immediately and will no longer participate in votes even though he is not officially out of the Michigan House.
In an interview with the subscription-only newsletter Michigan Information and Research Services, Scott said he was taking the action because continuing to vote as the representative was “fundamentally un-democratic.”
Scott also said the vote likely had energized Republicans.
“I would issue a call to action to all legislators, with everyone in Michigan watching, to show we don’t allow special interests to bully and intimidate the legislature,” he said.
Ari Adler, spokesperson for Speaker of the House Jase Bolger (R-Marshall), said Scott had not notified Bolger of his decision, nor was he obligated to do so. He said Scott was merely speeding up the inevitable, noting that once the Genesee County Clerk certifies the election results, Scott is done with his position as state representative. Adler said that could happen as soon as Thursday.
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