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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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More kids are being removed from parents because of poverty, neglect

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 08.11.09 | 10:55 am

More kids are being removed from their homes because their parents are poor, Curt Guyette of the Detroit Metro Times, reports. Guyette profiles Melanie Morgan of Lansing whose battle for custody of her sons reached the state Supreme Court. The small size of the home where Morgan lived with her three kids and extended family [...]

For Michigan youth, hard times means more abuse

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 12.19.08 | 8:23 am

As recession deepens, social service agencies strain to help parents in crisis