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.
With Michigan Speaker of the House Andy Dillon (D-Redford Township) formally in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, his rivals are questioning his recent statements about the creation of a cuts-only budget for the 2010-2011 budget.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm told the Grand Rapids Press editorial team that if the state legislature plans on cutting education funding, they should also plan on making sure they have a veto-proof majority. Otherwise, she’s going to veto the measure and shut the state government down.
Michigan Speaker of the House Andy Dillon says he is gearing up for a battle over the budget, and that his reported cuts-only budgets are not intended to be voted on but are designed to show the public how damaging such a budget would be in order to boost support for major reforms and new revenues.
House Democrats are expressing concern that Michigan Speaker of the House, Redford Township Democrat Andy Dillon, says he is working on developing a cuts only budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
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