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.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson suggested Monday morning that if consensus cannot be reached on the future of Detroit’s Cobo Hall, the North American International Auto Show could move north of 8 Mile Road to his county. Patterson said auto show could be moved to the defunct Pontiac Centerville facility that has 1 million [...]
Detroit will have to wait to see who will control the Cobo convention center after a Wayne County Circuit Court judge delayed a decision on the matter on Thursday. According to The Detroit News, Judge Isodore Torres said he will make a decision before the April 20 deadline on whether to grant an injunction against [...]
The Detroit Convention Facility Authority, the five-member regional authority appointed to control Cobo Center next month, is pushing ahead even though it may not survive a legal challenge from the Detroit City Council. The Free Press reports that the authority discussed plans, but “stopped short” of implementing one that would request proposals from management companies [...]
“If you want to help us, just give us the money,” said Monica Conyers to a crowd of more than 500 people on Saturday at an east-side church.
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