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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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Oakland County is still counting votes, may blow deadline

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.19.08 | 12:45 am

According to the Michigan secretary of state, county canvassing boards are required to issue final election results by today. It’s not clear that Oakland County will make this deadline. Late this morning, Tracy Ward, spokeswoman for the clerk’s office, told me that Oakland is “still working” on finalizing its vote totals.

Activist calls for hand recount in Oakland County

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.11.08 | 2:25 pm

Bruce Fealk of Citizens for Fair Elections says Oakland County Clerk Ruth Johnson’s pre-election letter questioning the integrity of the county’s vote counting machines is grounds for a county-funded hand recount of last Tuesday’s election. The day before the election the Election Assistance Commission published a letter Johnson wrote to the agency warning that the [...]

Oakland County prepared to hand count ballots

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.04.08 | 3:10 pm

Clerk says she received no state or federal response to concerns about malfunctioning vote tabulators