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.
LANSING — Staring down the barrel of an executive order from the governor that will eliminate 100 Michigan State Police trooper positions from state payrolls, the Michigan State Police Trooper Association said it is exploring other cost-cutting measures which could prevent the job reductions.
LANSING — In a vote of 16-2, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Executive Order 2009-22, clearing a first hurdle to approving $304 million in state spending cuts, and moving to patch an estimated $1.3 billion budget gap in the 2008-2009 fiscal year, which ends in October of this year.
LANSING — $304 million or $349 million? The actual total amount of cuts under Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s executive order issued Tuesday morning is $304 million. While some media outlets are citing a higher figure — $349 million — Bob Emerson, state budget director clarified the discrepancy during hearings this morning before a joint session of [...]
LANSING — State Budget Director Robert Emerson, in a sober presentation to a joint meeting of the state Senate and House Appropriations committees, detailed an executive order issued this morning by Gov. Jennifer Granholm designed to address a $1.3 billion shortfall in state revenues which includes furloughs for state workers and deep cuts for law enforcement, Medicaid reimbursements and revenue sharing with local governments.
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