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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Citigroup, GM, Obama make it a busier-than-usual Monday morning on Wall Street

By LoRayne Apo-Joynt | 11.24.08 | 11:00 am

We’re watching the market closely today, after lots of buzz this weekend about:

  • – General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) board of directors has already begun to look at bankruptcy;
  • – Citigroup (NYSE:C) received urgent care in the form of a government cash transfusion to stay afloat;
  • – President-elect Obama announces his economic team shortly, at 11:00 a.m. CST, along with details of his proposed economic recovery plan.
  • One intriguing bit turned up this morning during an interview on CNBC with former Treasury Secretary John Snow. After Snow gave a positive review of Timothy Geithner, head of the New York Federal Reserve bank, as the likely candidate for Treasury Secretary under the Obama administration, Snow was asked about the automotive industry bailout. Snow’s comments, as chairman of Chrysler’s parent corporation Cerberus, suggested that a Chrysler-GM merger might well be part of a plan to be proposed to Congress during the next lame duck session on December 2nd. Consolidation should be an option, Snow suggested, as part of the recovery of the auto industry.

    We’ll have more details after the 11:00 a.m. CST announcement by President-elect Obama.

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