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.
An Indiana woman is fighting with the state of Florida to get her dying, HIV-positive daughter released from the Broward Correctional Facility. However, Jessica Bussert says the state is refusing to release her 27-year-old daughter Betsie Gallardo and also is withholding intravenous nutritional support.
Scientists from Hannover Medical School and Ulm University have discovered a peptide that prevents HIV from taking over blood cells, reports the English language news site The Local.
Gay rights advocates are hailing Wednesday morning’s signing of legislation repealing the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
In 2010, Michigan Messenger uncovered a variety of policy related stories in the area of crime. From sex offender list policy, to allegations of sexual assault at Michigan State University, here are the top five stories of crime and punishment from Michigan Messenger.
Requiring insurance companies to cover birth control pills could improve women’s lives, reduce the abortion rate and cut state health care costs.
The Michigan chapter of the National Organization for Women PAC announced their endorsements for nearly all the state races in the November election. Unsurprisingly, they are endorsing Democrat Virg Bernero for governor over Republican Rick Snyder. In fact, every candidate on the list except one is a Democrat — not surprising given how powerful the [...]
Kent County Health Department officials are warning residents that some one is impersonating health officials. Making matters worse, the impersonator is telling residents they have tested positive for HIV. The Grand Rapids Press reports the county has received information about at least six such instances.
Congressman Dale Kildee (D-Flint) won’t be getting the backing of Michigan Right to Life in this fall’s election. That endorsement, for the first time in many years, went to his Republican opponent John Kupiec, reports the Saginaw News.
In December of 2009, Michigan Messenger reported about the lack of policies and procedures in relation to the distribution of non-occupational post exposure prophylaxis (n-PEP) in the state. The n-PEP procedure uses a high dose of antiretroviral medications for 28 days to prevent the HIV virus from infecting a person after exposure. It has been [...]
While an ambitious national plan to reduce new HIV infections by 25 percent by 2015 has generally garnered praise, advocates and lawmakers say the increased testing and access to anti-retroviral medications come at a high price tag at a time when states can least afford it.
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