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.
Chris Simmons, the vice mayor of the City of Battle Creek, has been on paid suspension since May from his post at the Department of Human Services, but officials decline to say why.
Poor residents of the state of Michigan who lose a family member will lose an assistance program to help pay funeral costs.
A decision by the city and county of Jackson to hire a former University of Toledo administrator as the new director of human resources for both government bodies is coming under fire.
Advocates for second parent adoption want to pass legislation legalizing that practice in Michigan, but face likely opposition not only from the religious right but from the new head of the agency that oversees adoptions in the state.
Amidst a continuing state budget crisis equaling billions in deficit, lawmakers have made a point to go after what they call “abuse and waste” in the Food Assistance Program.
After numerous reports of this taking place over the last week, Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he is appointing Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan to lead the Department of Human Services.
Gov.-elect Rick Snyder continues to announce the names of people who will help run the government when he takes the reigns Saturday at noon. On Wednesday evening he announced the interim leadership for the Michigan Department of Human Services.
Gov.-elect Rick Snyder helped avoid a lawsuit to be filed against the state of Michigan by a child welfare organization by promising to reform the Michigan Department of Human Services and bring it in line with previous court orders regarding the state’s foster care services. The Detroit News reports:
Gov. Jennifer Granholm held a press conference on Wednesday to propose ways to fix the budget shortfalls for the current fiscal year, 2010, and for the FY 2011, which begins on October 1. As is routinely the case, some cuts or shifts are necessary in the middle of the current year as a result of [...]
The League of Women Voters has released a project called Michigan Is Ours that includes some truly staggering numbers on trends in state revenues and spending since 2001. Arguing that “the state’s current tax revenues are inadequate to support the services that are critical to a vibrant and healthy society,” the group points to some [...]
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