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 Michigan State Police have concluded their investigation of threats allegedly made by convicted serial killer Matthew Macon against Lansing City Councilwoman Carol Wood and an Ingham County Prosecutor and concluded that they were harmless.
Lansing City Councilwoman Carol Wood, whose mother was allegedly murdered by convicted serial killer Matthew Macon in 2007, says that Macon has now threatened her life as well as that of an Ingham County Prosecutor.
The National Employment Law Project said Wednesday that many jobless Michigan residents could lose their extended federal unemployment benefits soon unless the state legislature passes a bill allowing them to qualify for more.
The Obama administration on Tuesday released the nation’s first National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). That strategy includes a call for state lawmakers to pass legislation preventing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
LANSING — As Congress continues to battle over whether to extend additional federal Medicaid funds to states, Michigan lawmakers are making plans to deal with what will translate to be an unexpected $500 million gap in the next fiscal year’s budget.
The Michigan House Health Policy Committee Tuesday voted unanimously to forward a controversial piece of legislation that will change the way HIV testing is conducted in Michigan to the full House for a vote, where it may or may not be amended to address serious medical and legal concerns.
State Rep. Barb Byrum (D-Onondaga) wants Michigan citizens to be wary of anything they might receive touting itself as a census document. The reason? The real United States Census, mandated every ten years by a clause in the Constitution, is not due to begin until March 1, but the Republican Party is sending out a questionnaire and fundraising packet that could easily be confused for the real thing.
Democratic leaders in the Michigan House and Senate called Tuesday for the elimination of lifetime health care for legislators. Currently, state legislators who are in office for six years are eligible to free lifetime health insurance funded by taxpayers, which costs the state about $5 million a year. In a press release Tuesday morning, the [...]
LANSING — With the shot clock running on a final budget, state lawmakers joined Michigan college students at the State Capitol on Tuesday to demand that legislators protect the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
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