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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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Fracking money will give Snyder a chance to improve state parks

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.10.10 | 7:58 am

The recent boom in leases of mineral rights on state land means at least one area of the budget is looking pretty good. The Natural Resources Trust Fund, which pays for purchases of public lands, will receive more than $100 million from these leases. This influx of money means that the Trust Fund will soon [...]

Property rights fears dominate coverage of public trust water bill

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 03.24.10 | 1:26 pm

Last year State Rep. Dan Scripps (D-Leland) introduced legislation that states that Michigan groundwater should be held in public trust and managed for the good of all. The legislation was spurred by concerns that current law allows for the mining and export of groundwater. Though the recently enacted Great Lakes Compact bans most out of [...]

State warns that Walleye Fest participants aren’t being properly warned of toxic dangers

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 04.23.09 | 8:17 pm

The Department of Environmental Quality has warned Tittabawassee Township on the lack of signs warning of dioxin dangers at the park where this weekend’s fishing celebration will be held. Dow Chemical promised to pay for fish advisory signs but has refused to provide necessary funds. “I am not aware of anything further that we will be doing on this,” a company spokeswoman says.

Granholm’s wetlands proposal worries environmentalists

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 02.09.09 | 7:56 am

Republicans applaud move but it won’t save much money

Great Lakes advocates say Compact fails to shut door on diversion

By Todd Spencer | 10.15.08 | 1:12 pm

Environmentalists fought for it, politicians from Granholm to Bush celebrated its passage, but the Great Lakes’ closest allies are left fretting about critical loopholes