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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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Federal court dismisses odd challenge to state domestic violence laws

By Ed Brayton | 08.30.10 | 7:17 am

Judge Robert Cleland of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has dismissed a legal challenge filed by a Michigan man to the state’s domestic violence laws. The plaintiff, Marlon Currie, represented himself in the case and filed a legal complaint that Cleland called “nearly unintelligible.” Claiming to have been convicted of [...]

Michigan wants to monitor stalkers with GPS device

By James J. Fordyce | 06.27.08 | 9:24 am

Another bill as the session ends. But budget talks make everyone ask: when will it end? Convicted stalkers on parole will soon wear ankle bracelets. The less than fashionable items will monitor their movements with GPS tracking. Under a package of bills passed unanimously by the Michigan Senate Thursday, the stalkers would get the device [...]