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.
GRAND RAPIDS — Charges against the owner of a private Osceola County shooting range have been dropped, weeks after stray bullets from a .50-caliber machine gun struck private property two miles away, narrowly missing a stage full of children. Osceola County Prosecutor James Sims on Monday dropped misdemeanor charges against the property owner, Kent County Commissioner Dean Agee.
GRAND RAPIDS — While thousands of Michigan Medicaid recipients suffer with toothaches or wait weeks for dental services, Democratic leaders warn the state’s social pain may just be beginning. “Do we want to have more cuts or do we want more revenue?” state Rep. Mary Valentine, chairwoman of the House Families and Children’s Services Committee, said in an interview. “If we want more cuts, this is what it looks like. It is going to be devastating.”
As Michigan seeks to close its wind power gap with neighboring states, it is also approaching a formidable political hurdle: Is the state ready to accept offshore wind turbines in waters prized by boaters and wealthy lakeshore property owners alike?
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