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.
An Oakland County Circuit Court Judge ruled Wednesday that the recall petition language against Rep. Marie Donigan, D-Royal Oak, was unclear, putting a stop to almost three months of work by Stop Hurting Michigan’s Kids to recall her.
The three-person Oakland County Election Commission approved recall language on the petitions by a vote of 2-1 in November, but this ruling negates that decision. The Michigan Taxpayer Alliance is leading a statewide effort to recall primarily Democratic legislators who voted to increase the state income tax and place a since-repealed sales tax on some services that helped balance the state budget and erase a $1.8 billon budget deficit.
Recall language has already been approved in the recalls against House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township; Rep. Marc Corriveau, D-Northville; Rep. Ed Gaffney, R-Grosse Pointe Farms; Rep. Steve Bieda, D-Warren; Rep. Robert Dean, D-Grand Rapids; and Rep. Aldo Vagnozzi, D-Farmington Hills.
Recalls pending against lawmakers who had recall language rejected include Sen. Jerry Van Woerkom, R-Norton Shores; Rep. Joel Sheltrown, D-West Branch; and Rep. Mary Valentine, D-Muskegon.
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