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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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Senate Judiciary to take up statute of limitations

By Todd A. Heywood | 07.15.11 | 8:04 am

Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) announced Thursday that the Michigan Senate Judiciary would review statute of limitations provisions in Michigan law with an eye towards increasing them.

Police prepare for large Final Four crowds in East Lansing

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.06.09 | 4:57 pm

EAST LANSING — Police officials are expecting large crowds following tonight’s NCAA men’s basketball game between the Michigan State Spartans and the North Carolina Tar Heels in Detroit. “We are planning on having a large group of people in downtown or in Cedar Village,” said Lt. Kevin Daley, public information officer for the East Lansing [...]

52 arrested as tear gas is used to quell thousands at East Lansing riot

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.06.08 | 5:00 pm

EAST LANSING — Police made 52 arrests, many of them Michigan State University students, when a street party organized by an Internet site turned into a riot by an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people Saturday night. The Cedar Fest party required 80 officers from East Lansing police, Lansing police, MSU police, the Tri-county Metro Narcotic [...]

[UPDATE] Police to party-goers: ‘don’t go’ to Cedar Fest

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.05.08 | 5:48 pm

Ed. note: Michigan Messenger monitored the Cedar Fest event in East Lansing through Saturday  evening and early Sunday morning. Check back for more updates. 4:19 AM EDT SUNDAY 06-APR-08 – Police waited over two hours once a large crowd gathered at Cedar and Watersedge. The crowd attacked police as they began to make arrests. Police [...]