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 continued budget pressures on the City of Lansing have led officials to eliminate a rented space on the city’s south side that has most recently housed the investigation unit of the police department.
On Tuesday, the state Senate passed legislation that would put a 4-year cumulative limit on welfare benefits for Michigan residents.
Michigan State University and Wayne State University could face a combined $31 million in state revenue cuts if John Nixon, Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget director, determines the 6.9 percent tuition increases for this fall are actually more than that.
Those who work in Michigan’s prison system say that Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget for next year, which includes more than $70 million in cuts to the Department of Corrections, targets them unfairly and increases the risks of their already dangerous jobs.
Rachel Maddow had a segment on her show about the Catherine Ferguson Academy, a public school in Detroit for girls who become pregnant that is being closed down by order of the Emergency Manager that oversees the Detroit Public Schools. Video below the fold.
Poor residents of the state of Michigan who lose a family member will lose an assistance program to help pay funeral costs.
State Reps. Bill Rogers (R-Genoa Township) and Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) have introduced bills to fine the Michigan Education Association and penalize teachers in the event of a strike.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero was at the Capitol Wednesday, joining thousands of union members and retirees to protest Governor Snyder’s budget proposal and promote collective bargaining rights for unions.
The AARP and the Michigan League for Human Services held a protest at 11 am on the grounds of the state Capitol building in opposition to Gov. Snyder’s plan to shift more than a billion dollars of the state tax burden from businesses to seniors and the working poor.
As part of the cuts-heavy budget presented today Gov. Rick Snyder has offered to work for just one dollar a year.
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