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.
Home foreclosures, frugal water use and a cool summer have resulted in a cash flow problem for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, the Detroit Free Press reports; the department is planning to respond with rate increase next month. Water rates are expected to go up by as much as 10 percent and sewer rates by as much as 17 percent.
The Department, which serves the city of Detroit and 125 surrounding suburban communities, is faced with maintaining aging infrastructure with less income.
Hard times in Detroit means over 10,000 residential, industrial and commercial water accounts are currently facing shut-off for non-payment, the Detroit News reports, and donations to a program that helps struggling families keep the water on have dropped.
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