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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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Opponents may appeal Jean Klock Park ruling

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 02.26.10 | 7:29 am

Opponents of the privatization of Benton Harbor’s Jean Klock park are considering their options following last month’s Court of Appeals ruling that an elite private golf course built on the city’s public lakefront does not violate the deed that granted the land to the public in 1917.

Controversial golf development gets new tax credits as state board probes failed promises

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 12.21.09 | 1:09 pm

The private golf-centered luxury housing development that took over Benton Harbor’s public lakefront as part of an economic development scheme endorsed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm received $12.6 million in new tax credits last week, even though a state board has begun pursuing the company for failed commitments.

Whirlpool’s divisive development

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 04.14.08 | 6:47 am

Julie Weiss had returned to Benton Harbor from Chicago to look after her parents and was walking on the beach at Jean Klock Park in September 2006 when she came upon a sign that said, “18th tee.” That’s when the 54-year-old musician and former financial services worker learned that part of the city’s Lake Michigan [...]