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.
Despite public promises to compensate residents for losses associated with the summer oil spill, in Calhoun county court Enbridge is arguing that it is not legally liable for damages from the spill.
Calhoun county emergency management officials are responding to a leak of 840,000 gallons of oil into Talmadge Creek in Calhoun county. Officials say the leak threatens the Kalamazoo River, which Talmadge dumps into. The pipeline is controlled by Enbridge Energy Partners of Chicago. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports the pipeline originates in Griffith, Indiana, and [...]
As legislation to end juvenile-life-without-parole sentences in Michigan remains stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee, some court watchers are warning that the controversial sentence may not be in tune with recent public opinion and is not applied fairly by the justice system.
11:03 p.m. — Kate Segal just declared victory. The announcement that Obama has just gained enough electoral votes to become president has the entire room on its feet cheering, hugging, now chanting “O-ba-ma!”, lots of tears. There is a continuous stream of screams and cries from the crowd. It is pandemonium here at the Holiday [...]
In Oakland county (MI-09) the latest poll shows incumbent Republican Joe Knollenberg leading Democrat Gary Peters 43 percent to 36 percent, but polling data indicates that lead could disappear as Peters’ name recognition grows through campaigning.
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