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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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Campaign for Michigan Families attacks House candidate as a lesbian

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.25.10 | 1:37 pm

The Campaign for Michigan Families, a political group run by Gary Glenn of the American Family Association of Michigan, has started blanketing the 99th State House District with robocalls attacking Democratic candidate Toni Sessoms. During the robocall, Glenn repeatedly uses the word “homosexual” 10 times in the one minute and thirty-six second robocall. Glenn and [...]

Senate confirms appointment of Michigan’s first openly gay university trustee

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.02.09 | 3:22 pm

LANSING — Garnet Lewis, who faced hostile ads attacking her sexuality during a unsuccessful 2008 state House campaign, gets unanimous approval by the state Senate for a board post at Northern Michigan University.