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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.

Posts Tagged freedom of the press

Judge rules reporter can refuse to name sources

By Ed Brayton | 04.23.09 | 12:15 am

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Detroit Free Press reporter who asserted a Fifth Amendment right to refuse to name the Department of Justice officials who were the sources for an article he wrote about former U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino.

Michigan GOP bars Michigan Messenger from convention

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.21.09 | 4:20 pm

GOP officials described the action as “a consequence” of Messenger’s coverage of the Michigan Republican Party, particularly its reporting on so-called voter-foreclosure plans last fall.

ACLU: Charges against journalist may be retaliation for reporting on police brutality

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 02.20.09 | 7:16 am

Reporter faces felony charges after reporting from scene of deadly police chase in Detroit

Reporter invokes 5th amendment to avoid revealing sources

By Ed Brayton | 02.05.09 | 7:58 am

A Detroit Free Press reporter has invoked the 5th amendment protections against self-incrimination in his latest attempt to avoid being forced to testify and reveal his sources to a federal court in a lawsuit filed by a former U.S. Attorney against the Department of Justice.