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.
A little-noticed change in the standards for proving perjury in Michigan may impact grocery giant Meijer, according to a story in the Traverse City Record Eagle.
Before the Michigan Supreme Court’s 2004 ruling on perjury, prosecutors had to prove that a lie was material to the case. Now lying under oath in and of itself constitutes perjury. This means a person can face perjury charges stemming from statements made in an earlier civil trial. Perjury is a felony that carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
Meijer is under investigation by local and state officials on a felony charge of using corporate funds to influence a recall election in Grand Traverse County’s Acme Township. Last month the company admitted it may have violated state election law by hiring a PR firm to orchestrate political campaigns.
Meijer has been involved in legal conflicts over plans to locate a new store in the small northern Michigan community for more than three years, and according to the Traverse City paper, Michigan’s new perjury standards mean sworn statements made in the earlier civil cases involving Meijer could result in perjury charges.
A statement issued on Meijer’s Web site says, “No additional comments will be forthcoming from the company or its officials until the completion of the Department of State’s review in order to avoid even the appearance of an effort to affect the Department’s judgment concerning the appropriate remedies and penalties in this case.”
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