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 Michigan Court of Appeals has approved class-action status for a lawsuit brought against the Dow Chemical Co. by residents of the dioxin-contaminated Titabawassee flood plain.
“We are happy about the ruling,” said Norm Siegel, attorney for the plaintiffs.
Siegel said the class will include about 2,000 people who seek damages associated with the contamination of their homes and properties in the Midland-Saginaw area. Representatives from Dow said they are studying the court’s decision, which was handed down on Thursday.
Dioxin is a highly toxic byproduct of the chemical manufacturing process.
Earlier this month the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund Division called off clean-up negotiations with Dow and criticized the company for failing to offer a dioxin clean-up plan that would protect human health.
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