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 Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that should allow more investment in tuition savings programs allowed under the Michigan Education Trust (MET) and the Education Savings Program (MESP).
The bill, HB 6471, will allow individuals, corporations, non-profits and municipalities to open tax-free tuition savings accounts without specifically naming a beneficiary. This paves the way for those who purchase blocks of MESP contracts to get a tax break for doing so without naming a specific beneficiary, which will allow organizations and individuals to set up tuition scholarships through the MET for a block of students from a particular school or community without knowing in advance who will qualify for the scholarships.
In a press release from House Democrats, Rep. Steve Lindberg (D-Marquette), a sponsor of the bill, said, “Clearing the way for donors to help more students attend college will not only help individual young people and their families, but will help our state as a whole.”
Rep. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) agreed, saying, “There are a lot of generous people in Michigan, and this plan will put that generosity to work by helping to provide more young people with the invaluable opportunity to get a college education.”
The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration as the state legislature scrambles in the current lame duck session to finalize items on the agenda.
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