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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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At hearing, Detroit city attorney says AFSCME contract grievance will go foward

By David Alire Garcia | 10.29.09 | 1:55 pm

DETROIT — At Wednesday’s hearing before Wayne County Judge Amy Hathaway, AFSCME Council 25 attorney Herbert Sanders squared off against Detroit city attorney Valerie Colbert-Osamuede. While Sanders charged that the city’s decision to terminate more than a dozen of AFSCME’s current collective bargaining contracts could mean that the city would disregard the grievance and arbitration [...]

Another front opens in Bing’s battle with AFSCME

By David Alire Garcia | 10.29.09 | 10:25 am

DETROIT — Wednesday afternoon’s Wayne County courtroom standoff featured lawyers for the mayor who’s up for re-election next week, and city’s largest public employees union whose 3,500 members find themselves at the center of the debate over Detroit’s ballooning $300 million budget deficit.