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 office of Gov. Rick Snyder has declined to release contingency plans related to possible layoffs or firings in the event negotiations with unions representing state employees fail to achieve millions in planned for concessions.
The Department of Labor Statistics, part of the federal Labor Department, has released its annual assessment of work related benefits in the U.S. For the first time, the department included benefits offered to domestic partners.
In preparation for the ongoing negotiations with state employee unions designed to force $145 million in concessions, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder ordered departments to prepare to fire some employees.
Nearly 10,000 Michigan residents have asked for a tax amnesty deal with the state of Michigan.
The state Senate wrapped up the last of their budget bills yesterday and the House is expected to take up and vote on their remaining bills today, months before the end of the fiscal year for the first time in decades.
Controversial social issues continue to be a source of contention in the legislature’s battle over the state budget.
Poor residents of the state of Michigan who lose a family member will lose an assistance program to help pay funeral costs.
LANSING — Thousands of Michiganders gathered on the East lawn of the Michigan Capitol Wednesday to protest Republican legislative proposals that, in their view, undermine labor rights and budget proposals that balance the state’s budget on the backs of seniors and the poor.
The pro-Snyder group Values for Michigan says it won’t disclose donors or supporters until it files its first required campaign finance report, which is due July 25.
Groups as varied as the American Association of Retired People, labor unions and the Michigan League for Human Services are launching a series of protests and rallies this week to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposals and bills that would weaken unions.
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