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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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Cox denies new allegations about Manoogian mansion party

By Ed Brayton | 07.28.10 | 7:46 am

Perhaps at the worst possible time — just days before the Aug. 3 gubernatorial primary — Attorney General Mike Cox finds himself once again having to deny allegations surrounding an alleged party in 2002 at the Manoogian mansion, the traditional home for the mayor of Detroit. As AG, Cox concluded that the party, which allegedly [...]

Kilpatrick’s wife wants her assets separated from his

By Ed Brayton | 04.20.10 | 7:30 am

The saga of Kwame Kilpatrick and his seemingly endless attempts to get out of paying the court-ordered restitution owed to the city of Detroit has taken another odd turn. Carlita Kilpatrick, wife of the disgraced former Detroit mayor, is going to file suit in federal court in Texas seeking to have her assets separated from [...]