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.
Working class hero and local celebrity, Michael Moore, threw out his back this week as he rushed to coordinate the final stages of the six week, $850,000, whirlwind renovation of the long-shuttered State Theatre in downtown Traverse City. With the paint still drying on the murals in the lobby, a plumber connecting the drinking fountains, [...]
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation wants to break Michigan’s dependence on the auto industry. State officials hope the new Defense Contract Coordination Center (DC3) will help businesses reposition themselves to win military contracts. “I proposed creating an organization in state government to bring defense jobs to Michigan,” said state Sen. Valde Garcia (R-Dist. 22). “During [...]
The West Michigan Strategic Alliance will host the WIRED (Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development) Conference Thursday, October 11 at the Steelcase University Townhall and Exhibit Center in Grand Rapids. The conference will feature keynote speakers, Governor Granholm and Emily DeRocco, assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Labor. The West Michigan Strategic Alliance, an [...]
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