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 state court of appeals panel has ruled that the Reform Michigan Government Now! referendum that was slated to be on the November ballot is unconstitutional and must be removed.
Supporters of a proposal to reform Michigan’s stem cell research law turned in 570,016 petition signatures to the Bureau of Elections Monday, placing the issue of embryonic stem cell research one step closer to being decided by Michigan voters. If the secretary of state certifies 380,126 signatures, the matter will be on the ballot this [...]
Democrat supportive while RNC statement suggests McCain would use DEA to thwart state law Thanks to a ballot initiative that received nearly half a million signatures from state voters, Michiganians will decide Nov. 4 on medical marijuana. So far, 12 states have legalized the use of marijuana for those with a doctor’s prescription, but Michigan [...]
Beginning with the presidential primary Tuesday and continuing through the summer, people can expect to see an army armed with blue petition forms seeking signatures to give Michigan residents affordable health care. Health Care for Michigan is a coalition of labor, religious and activist groups that wants to amend the state constitution to require the [...]
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