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 — The quasi-public board which oversees the operation of the city’s controversial trash incinerator is considering buying a significant share in the nation’s largest trash burning facility. The Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority which is made up of mayoral appointees, many of whom were first appointed by then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is floating the idea [...]
The Detroit City Council voted earlier this week to have a lawyer file an injunction against trash incineration. However, the issue remains complex as the legalities of the contract between incinerator operators and the city are blurred according to an article on Crain’s Detroit Business website .
DETROIT — As contracts between the city and the authority that oversees the nation’s largest trash burner are set to expire, newly elected Mayor Dave Bing, who during his mayoral campaign said he has been against renewing the contract, will announce his official position on the topic on Thursday.
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