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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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Will labor ties be McCotter’s albatross?

By Todd A. Heywood | 07.06.11 | 10:01 am

Livonia Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter has made his bid for the GOP nomination for president, but both organized labor and anti-union groups say they will be watching him closely.

Anuzis to lead new media campaign against card check

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 03.02.09 | 9:11 am

Former Michigan Republican party chair Saul Anuzis, who lost a recent bid to head the RNC, has been tapped by former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich to serve as the national chairman of a project devoted to defeating legislation to make it easier to form unions.

Card check bill opposition weakened by strategy division

By David Weigel | 02.23.09 | 1:51 pm

While opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act will be well-funded, a strategy division, and the size of the Democrats’ majorities in Congress, are making life difficult for the anti-labor side of the debate.

Granholm, Maxwell mentioned in Secretary of Labor Sweepstakes

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 12.04.08 | 1:25 pm

Governor, labor activist would bring different strengths to the job