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 the latest development in the text message scandal engulfing Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his chief of staff and apparent lover, Christine Beatty, turned in her letter of resignation Monday effective Feb. 8.
While Kilpatrick still has not spoken publicly about the scandal, Beatty’s resignation is a sign that he realized that business as usual would no longer be tolerated by Detroit’s citizens.
In her letter, Beatty described how much of an honor it was to serve Detroit, detailing her role managing key departments and the day to day operations of the mayor’s office. Beatty ended the letter: “I painfully regret the devastation that the recent reports have caused to the citizens of Detroit, to my co-workers, to the mayor’s family and to my family and friends.”
Both Kilpatrick and Beatty may have committed perjury last year when they denied a romantic relationship in connection with a whistleblower lawsuit brought by two former Detroit police officials. The officials say they were forced off the police force by Kilpatrick for investigating his personal life, including parties at the Manoogian Mansion. Kilpatrick lost the case, which cost the city $9 million. A perjury investigation is under way.
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