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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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MDCH urges health departments to stop stigmatizing HIV

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.06.11 | 8:05 am

The Michigan Department of Community Health issued a letter to local health departments Friday which “strongly encourages” those public bodies to cease using Client Acknowledgment forms that are legally inaccurate.

Health department official promises new policy on HIV antiretroviral medications

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.03.09 | 6:54 am

EAST LANSING — Amna Osman, director of the Michigan Department of Community Health‘s Division of Health, Wellness and Disease Control, said the state will have new policies in place “early next year” to advise medical providers when and how to prescribe nonoccupational post exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) for people who might have been exposed to HIV [...]