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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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Mich. House votes to lease Cobo to regional authority

By Minehaha Forman | 06.19.09 | 1:40 pm

DETROIT — Michigan House lawmakers approved a bill package on Thursday that would lease the Detroit-owned Cobo Convention Center — home of the North American International Auto Show — to a regional authority.

The legislation calls for a 30-year lease of the riverside convention center to an authority with board members representing Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties in exchange for $280 million in expansion and renovation funds to upgrade Cobo in order to keep the auto show in Detroit. In recent months, as state and local officials have bickered over the ownership of Cobo, auto show organizers have been looking at venues outside the city that could host the annual expo.