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.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused a second request for an injunction that would close shipping locks in the Chicago area in order to prevent the migration of Asian carp into the Great Lakes, the Washington Post reports. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox had asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its January decision against the [...]
The debate about how to stop the spread of Asian carp has largely centered around economic fears. People in Michigan are worried that if Asian Carp establish in the Great Lakes the regional sport and commercial fishing industries will be destroyed. People around Chicago are worried that area shipping and tourism will suffer if the [...]
A $78.5 million dollar federal plan to keep Asian carp from becoming established in the Great Lakes is drawing criticism from diverse groups that say the proposed temporary closure of the locks in Chicago area canals will disrupt the economy without stopping the spread of aquatic invaders.
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