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.
A review board voted unanimously to recommend that Gov. Snyder appoint an Emergency Manager for the city of Flint and the Treasury Department says the governor agrees with that recommendation.
Michigan hunters who use medical marijuana may be able to keep their guns despite a recent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire Arms memo that says marijuana users may not own firearms.
Flint could become the first city to get taken over by the state since Gov. Rick Snyder approved sweeping new powers for appointed Emergency Managers.
Three federally-funded programs in Flint have been suspended amid a wide-reaching federal investigation into the use of the city’s weatherization funds.
Auditors from the U.S. Dept. of Energy and members of the FBI visited Flint City Hall today as part of an investigation into use of a federal grant intended for weatherizing low income homes.
As part of an effort to fix a $9.5 million budget shortfall the Flint school board is considering bids from companies interested in taking over transportation, building and grounds maintenance, waste removal and pest control.
The police union and the city of Flint have not been able to agree on a package of concessions and Mayor Dayne Walling is expected to ask city council to approve a request for state financial review which could result in installation of an Emergency Manager or a consent agreement that would allow the city [...]
Reinventing Michigan could mean voiding labor contracts, removing elected officials from office, and even dissolving whole cities, according to legislation that is moving quickly through the legislature.
The city of Flint has asked the state for permission to borrow $20 million so that it can make payroll in March. Failure to pay the bills would trigger a state investigation and possible takeover of city finances.
The U.S Census Bureau released state population totals Tuesday, so it’s now official — Michigan’s population has declined by .6 percent and the state will lose a Congressional seat.
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