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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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Detroit contractors help finance interim Mayor Cockrel’s campaign

By Minehaha Forman | 02.18.09 | 5:57 pm

The Michigan Citizen’s Diane Bukowski reports that interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. has accepted big campaign contributions from city contractors.

It’s a wrap for the Fieger trial arguments

By Minehaha Forman | 05.27.08 | 3:39 pm

Assistant U.S. trial attorney Kendall Day closed the prosecution’s argument in the Fieger trial Tuesday by calling the defendant, Geoffrey Fieger, a liar. Day told the jurors that Fieger thought he was above the law and that he thought he was smarter than the jurors. “This isn’t ‘Law and Order,’” Day told the jurors. “There’s [...]

Fieger’s day in court

By Minehaha Forman | 05.21.08 | 8:37 am

There was something peculiar about Geoffrey Fieger in court Tuesday afternoon: Maybe it was because Fieger, a fiery, high-profile defense attorney who has stacked up an impressive career defending the likes of