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.
The appearance of a man who claims to be a reformed terrorist at a rally against illegal immigration at the Capitol building in Lansing is raising questions both about the accuracy of his story and the propriety of his invitation to speak.
A permanent resident alien from the Dominican Republic will not face deportation after being convicted in 2007 of passing out condoms in Minnesota brothels.
Immigrants are the key to revitalizing Michigan’s economy, said Gov. Rick Snyder (R) at a New Media Conference at Wayne State University on Monday. The Associated Press reports:
A pair of bills which would require public employers and contractors and subcontractors of public employers to register with and use the E-Verify system to ferret out undocumented workers were tabled by the Michigan House Commerce Committee on Wednesday.
State Rep. Dave Agema may want an Arizona-still immigration law in Michigan but his fellow Republican Gov. Rick Snyder says such a law would be both unnecessary and divisive.
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a preliminary injunction against the most controversial parts of the Arizona anti-immigration law that some Michigan legislators want to copy in this state.
Eight undocumented youth from around the country — including one from Michigan — have moved to shut down a major thoroughfare in Atlanta to protest state laws that ban enrollment in state universities by undocumented youth.
At a time when Michigan can use all the economic growth it can find, lawmakers would be wise to pay attention to a story from our sister site the New Mexico Independent before passing a clone of Arizona’s harsh anti-immigration law. Scot Kersgaard reports on a new study that finds that the passage of that [...]
“If that bill passes, we will be sued immediately. That’s the purpose of the bill,” said Texas state Rep. Leo Berman. “The ACLU, La Raza, the Justice Department — someone will sue us for the bill.”
Good news for DREAM Act supporters: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Tuesday the act will be added as an amendment to the defense authorization bill. The bill would provide paths to citizenship for some undocumented students who came to the U.S. as children. It’s been a long time coming for the DREAM Act, [...]
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