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.
A quarter of the cuts required under the recent Congressional debt deal could be beneficially achieved through cuts to environmentally harmful federal subsidies, according to a report produced by a politically diverse coalition.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has named House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R- MI) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) as picks to serve on the House-Senate ‘supercommittee’ charged with coming up with more spending cuts under the recent debt deal.
DETROIT — Some Board of Education members want a state investigation into how much the city owes the district in delinquent property taxes because the reported amount of debt has been inconsistent. The board’s finance committee voted for the investigation and the rest of the board will make the final decision on Thursday.
DETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing formally announced his support of a bond referendum to appear on the Nov. 3 ballot that seeks to tap 500.5 million in federal grants and loans in order to re-build and renovate 18 public schools according to the Detroit Free Press. At a joint press conference with Emergency Financial Manager [...]
DETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing on Friday told reporters that the city may run out of cash this fall if massive cuts aren’t made before October. In order to avoid payless paydays and state receivership, Bing said that he and his administration are looking to eliminate entire departments and impose layoffs. “The city has a [...]
Ford Motor Company’s stock rose 15 percent at midday trading Monday after the company announced a deal to cut $10 billion in debt from creditors. Ford is paying creditors $2.4 billion in cash and 468 million shares of stock to repurchase the debt, which will save the company $500 million in annual interest payments. News [...]
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