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.
A letter to the editor of the Gratiot County News by Ithaca Schools’ Superintendent Nathan Bootz has been making the rounds on the internet for his big ask — he wants his school turned into a prison so it can be adequately funded.
The budget compromise announced by Gov. Rick Snyder, House Speaker Jase Bolger and Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville contains at least one provision that the governor’s legal counsel has said is unconstitutional and two controversial provisions that have nothing to do with the budget but are part of the conservative social agenda.
A new report from the Michigan League for Human Services contains some rather incredible figures on higher education in Michigan. In particular, the contrast between the drop in government aid to students and the cost of tuition is extraordinary.
The recent spate of anonymous — and probably illegal — robocalls targeting Democratic gubernatorial candidates Andy Dillon and Virg Bernero didn’t contain any outright falsehoods, but they did mix in a bit of spin and distortion along with the facts.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm says her budget proposal, released on Feb. 11, protects education spending. The Macomb Daily reports:
Gov. Jennifer Granholm told the Grand Rapids Press editorial team that if the state legislature plans on cutting education funding, they should also plan on making sure they have a veto-proof majority. Otherwise, she’s going to veto the measure and shut the state government down.
LANSING — A top Republican in the Michigan House thinks reforms necessary for the state to qualify for millions of dollars in federal education cash are being hampered by “special interests.”
LANSING — The Michigan legislature is getting ready to head out for a two week holiday, and that has education advocates fuming. The legislature has until Nov. 21 to override Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s line item veto of J-20 funding. In addition, the Senate has yet to act on a bill that would send the remaining [...]
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Thursday announced the finalization of an application process for schools to seek more cash from the feds, but those monies are tied to certain expectations — like student performance being tied to teacher and administration reviews, which could put Michigan on the sideline.
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