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.
Maybe Michigan state government only seems dysfunctional. Or maybe the point is that state government is more than the Legislature.
Michigan is the best-managed state in the Midwest, according to research by the Pew Center on the States and Governing Magazine.
In the fourth annual “Grading the States”, Michigan scored top marks for information, infrastructure and people. The state’s Web site received particular praise. A cumulative score of B+ placed Michigan among the top eight states nationally. The only states scoring higher with an A- were Washington, Virginia and Utah.
Acknowledging last year’s budget battle, shrinking revenues and declining economy, the report praises government management:
“With all that in mind, the surprise in Michigan is the strength and suppleness of much of its management, in both good times and bad.”
Even so, there is room for improvement where money is concerned. The state scored poorly in the areas of the budget process, contracting and purchasing, financial controls and reporting, and hiring.
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