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.
Mirroring a situation in this state that was fixed by the Michigan Department of Community Health, at least some counties in the state of Indiana are using consent and acknowledgment forms for those who test positive for HIV that are medically and legally inaccurate.
Advocates for those living with HIV are calling on the New York Post to apologize for a story about the victim in the alleged rape case against former International Money Fund President Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Advocates say the news story may have improperly disclosed the victim’s HIV status.
The sudden up-tick in HIV-specific laws in African countries has been tied directly to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Housing Works, an organization that advocates for the rights of HIV-positive people in the U.S. and abroad, reports on their blog Wednesday that USAID funded a 2004 Action for West Africa Region HIV-AIDS program [...]
FERNDALE — At a hearing to discuss national HIV/AIDS policy on Wednesday, incoming Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh said that the Motor City, which has recorded infection rates as high as those in hard-hit Uganda, needs more money to combat the “crisis” that is eating away at the city. Pugh pledged to be a “noisy voice” for those who lack political access and are battling the disease.
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