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.
A new report from the Michigan League for Human Services contains some rather incredible figures on higher education in Michigan. In particular, the contrast between the drop in government aid to students and the cost of tuition is extraordinary.
The Associated Press reports that the Republican-controlled Michigan Senate is preparing to pass a bill that would but funding for Michigan’s public universities and community colleges by 3 percent — while spending $32 million to restore a tuition grant program for students who go to private schools. This sets up a fight because Gov. Granholm’s [...]
A strike authorized by the union representing Oakland University’s professors has caused the Rochester school of 18,000 students to cancel classes indefinitely. The strike was approved Wednesday by the union, and professors were on the picket line Thursday morning. The university’s website says classes are cancelled until further notice.
On Thursday, the state House approved legislation that would plug a proposed 3-percent cut in state higher education funding. But state universities know that budget pains aren’t going away.
EAST LANSING– Michigan State University is carefully monitoring the state budget crisis, said spokesman Terry Denbow. Denbow said the temporary shut down had no impact on MSU operations, but he said the continuing negotiations towards a settlement are being watched carefully. “We need to send a message that research institutions are important,” Denbow said. Denbow [...]
LANSING – It looked more like a pep rally or a tailgate party Wednesday as hundreds of students representing all of Michigan’s 15 publicly financed colleges and university rallied in front of the Capitol steps to protest the increase in tuition and to urge the Legislature to increase funding for higher education. The large crowd [...]
After years of stalling, the University of Michigan is poised to adopt a policy protecting its students, faculty and staff from discrimination based on gender identity and expression. Continued -
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