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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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DNR chief to lead new state environmental department

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 01.13.10 | 1:29 pm

Department of Natural Resources director Rebecca Humphries has been picked to lead the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment — the new department slated to form next week when the DNR and Department of Environmental Quality merge. The combination of the departments, described as a streamlining measure, was ordered last October in an executive [...]

Enviro groups endorse Granholm plan, but note DNR-DEQ merging won’t solve everything

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 10.08.09 | 4:33 pm

In an executive order issued Thursday afternoon, Gov. Jennifer Granholm directed the departments of Environmental Quality and Natural Resources to prepare to be combined as of Jan. 17, 2010. The governor characterized the consolidation as streamlining move that will also “better enable the state to conserve, manage, protect and promote Michigan’s environmental, natural resource and [...]