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.
A budget proposal introduced by Congressional Republicans last week would end federal funding for Community Health Centers, and that, experts say, would devastate a key program that provides access to health care for thousands of Michigan residents.
In the event of a hostage situation or high risk warrant service in Lenawee County, residents will find they are waiting longer for response from law enforcement.
Gov. Rick Snyder is expected by many to propose a series of budget cuts in his first state of the state address tonight and he has indicated that public employee benefits are likely to be a focus.
Speaking at a meeting of the Republican Governors Association in San Diego yesterday, Governor-elect Rick Snyder called cutting public employee compensation “one of the toughest things I need to do as the next governor.” The Washington Post reports:
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Environment is worried that continued cuts to state budgets will impact the state’s ability to fight fires in woodlands and state forests, reports the Marquette Mining Journal. Not only have monies for salaries been cut, the department says that even if those monies were restored there are [...]
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 state of Michigan is waiting on $500 million from the federal government to shore up Medicaid spending. But the money is tied up in Congressional battles over extending unemployment benefits, which in turn are stalled by the unexpected passing of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia). Without the Medicaid funding, Michigan will have to trim [...]
At an appearance of the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce last week, GOP candidate for governor Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Holland said he would support an increase in the state’s sales tax. He also said it should be expanded to services and other items not currently covered. Those increased taxes would be used to fill [...]
As officials in the city of Lansing race toward the end of their budget process, a proposal to increase the city’s property tax rate by .4 mills has surfaced and could be voted on as soon as Monday night.
Correction: The central claim in this article has turned out to be false. Please read the full correction on the main story page.
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