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 transition team for President-elect Barack Obama has posted a notice on its Web site that the new administration will not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, National Public Radio is reporting.
In addition to this, a coalition of national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups has formed an organization called the Presidential Appointments Project. The new project has the following mission, according to its Web site:
“The Presidential Appointments Project serves as the talent bank for openly LGBT professionals seeking appointed positions in the next presidential administration. If you’ve ever considered working for the federal government, now is the time to start thinking about whether you have what it takes to work for the president to help change our country.”
Groups involved in the project include The Victory Fund, Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Transgender Equality, The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, National Stonewall Democrats, National Black Justice Coalition, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Federal GLOBE, Council for Global Equality, Pride at Work, Lambda Legal, and Log Cabin Republicans.
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