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.
DETROIT — Some Board of Education members want a state investigation into how much the city owes the district in delinquent property taxes because the reported amount of debt has been inconsistent. The board’s finance committee voted for the investigation and the rest of the board will make the final decision on Thursday.
DETROIT — The quasi-public board which oversees the operation of the city’s controversial trash incinerator is considering buying a significant share in the nation’s largest trash burning facility. The Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority which is made up of mayoral appointees, many of whom were first appointed by then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is floating the idea [...]
Detroit Public Schools superintendent Connie Calloway was fired Monday evening when the school board voted 7-4 to terminate her contract. The decision will be effective Tuesday. The board’s resolution said Calloway was being fired “with cause” because she was “insubordinate” and “uncooperative” with the board and that she failed to provide leadership. The resolution said [...]
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