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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

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Is front group for Israeli organization trying to influence November election?

By Diane Sweet | 09.29.08 | 7:06 am

FEC asked to investigate possible violation of election law

Plan for preachers to endorse from pulpit falters in Michigan

By Jonathan E. Kaplan | 09.26.08 | 8:53 am

Religious right group says no local churches will participate in plan to flout IRS tax law

Why ‘NEXT Detroit’ might be the next big problem for Kwame

By Minehaha Forman | 08.15.08 | 1:37 pm

I was reading article on Crain’s Detroit Business Web site and I came across a bit about how the NEXT Detroit Neighborhood Initiative is separating from the city and becoming an independent charity. Not that groundbreaking on the face of it. A lot of city programs spin off into private charities. The Detroit Institute of [...]