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 high profile state employee has left his job to work for Rio Tinto, the global mining company that is planning a controversial nickel sulfide mine in the Upper Peninsula through its subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co.
Matt Johnson, Gov. Granholm’s Upper Peninsula representative since 2003, will now serve as manager of governmental and community relations for Rio Tinto, the Marquette Mining Journal reports.
“Many local citizens have previously expressed a lack of confidence in the Governor’s oversight of the DEQ in approving Kennecott’s mining operation.” Gabriel Caplett reports at SavetheWildUP.org, “Johnson’s new role as government lobbyist for the company raises serious doubt as to the Governor’s ability to maintain an ethical responsiveness regarding metallic sulfide and uranium mining proposals in the Upper Peninsula.”
According to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, Michigan is among the minority of states that have no mandated “cooling off” period between high level government work and lobbying.
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