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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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Anti-gay controversy follows Jackson’s new HR director

By Todd A. Heywood | 03.31.11 | 8:14 am

A decision by the city and county of Jackson to hire a former University of Toledo administrator as the new director of human resources for both government bodies is coming under fire.

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Year in Review: LGBT issues figure prominently in 2010

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.29.10 | 7:53 am

While lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people saw gains at the federal level in 2010, Michigan saw the ugly side of anti-gay animus with straight pride celebrations in local schools, a rash of national and local teen suicides and the death of LGBT-specific legislation in the Republican-controlled state Senate.

Mich. Dept. of Corrections ‘looking’ into ex-gay ministry affiliation with prisons

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.22.09 | 10:09 am

LANSING — A spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections announced Monday that the department was reviewing its affiliation with the controversial ex-gay ministry Corduroy Stone of Lansing.

Gay activists laud ex-gay ministry’s separation from int’l group

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.16.09 | 9:57 am

Gay rights advocates are lauding a split between the controversial Lansing-based ex-gay ministry Corduroy Stone and prominent ex-gay ministry group Exodus International.

‘Ex-gay’ Web site is X’d out by MSU after a mixup

By Todd A. Heywood | 03.13.08 | 3:31 pm

EAST LANSING — A Web site tied to a group aimed at turning homosexuals into heterosexuals was finally taken offline by Michigan State University this week, almost a year after it was supposed to be shut down. An administrative oversight left the controversial Web site on MSU servers until Tuesday morning, officials said. The server, [...]