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.
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Chetly Zarko — conservative political activist, former legislative staffer, blogger, journalist and staunch advocate of government transparency. Early reports indicate that he died this weekend of an apparent heart attack. Chetly was often a critic of the Michigan Messenger, but he also graciously helped [...]
After originally claiming that they could not release documents related to the state’s spending on H1N1 prevention and treatment for national security reasons, the Michigan Department of Community Health has reversed its denial and released the documents.
It’s National Sunshine Week, a time for Americans to celebrate America’s open records laws.
LANSING — The state of Michigan passed out millions of dollars in federal funds to private and public groups during the H1N1 crisis in 2009, but where that money actually went appears to be a closely guarded secret.
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