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.
DETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing traveled to Lansing Tuesday morning to urge state lawmakers to introduce and pass legislation that would raise the cap on short-term loans so that the city can borrow enough money to avoid bankruptcy. Because this is Bing’s first meeting with state legislature, he told the Detroit Free Press that much [...]
DETROIT — As Mayor Dave Bing struggles to save the city’s finances from bankruptcy, his own company, the Bing automotive supply group, is facing financial woes of its own. According to a Detroit News report, Bing is looking to sell his Detroit automotive supply company.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing met with city council challengers Thursday to start early in establishing a relationship between himself and the new incoming council candidates. Since Bing is largely expected to win in November after getting more than 70 percent of the vote in the August primary, he has the advantage of getting to know [...]
After two Detroit Public School (DPS) audits uncovered millions in wasteful spending, those suspected of being responsible for the misspent money now face charges. Detroit Public School financial manager Robert Bobb and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Wednesday announced that five people have been charged in connection with fraudulent spending of DPS funds.
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