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.
A referendum on the local ballot in Hamtramck that repeals a city human rights ordinance passed in July has succeeded. A final count is not yet known. Derek Smiertka, executive director of Michigan Equality, expressed disappointment but said local supporters will likely place another referendum on the ballot in the next two years to reverse the result.
“We’re excited to start the next phase of our educational progress in Hamtramck and we’ll be excited to see it back on the ballot in the near future.”
The city passed the ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual preference and gender identity in July, prompting an immediate movement to have it repealed.
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