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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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Struggling newspapers promote rebranding of Saginaw Bay watershed

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 03.15.10 | 2:25 pm

The Saginaw News and the Bay City Times, which both reduced their print editions to three days per week last year, have announced that they will begin publishing a joint “Great Lakes Bay” Tuesday edition that will focus on regional development. The Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance — which is comprised of the Chambers of [...]

Wetlands deregulation bill drafted by industry-minded Saginaw commissioner

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 03.16.09 | 1:00 pm

Local official defied state regulators in order to help Hemlock Semiconductor. Now he says ‘sue me.’

Future shock: Michigan’s uncertain prospects in solar energy

By LoRayne Apo-Joynt | 01.05.09 | 8:00 am

New technology’s allure should not obscure hard questions

McCain in Michigan today

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.23.08 | 1:08 pm

Republican Presidential nominee Sen. John McCain will be touring a Dow Corning Corporation factory today. The Republican candidate will be at the plant at 4 p.m. according to Time magazine. The plant makes solar panels, and Democrats are not wasting any time in attacking McCain over the event.