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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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Barrow seeks investigation into Bing campaign finances

By Minehaha Forman | 09.28.09 | 2:04 pm

DETROIT — Mayoral contender Tom Barrow wants the state to investigate his opponent, incumbent Dave Bing, in a case that may involve questionable campaign finance methods. After The Michigan Citizen published a report showing that the Bing campaign received $38,475 in loans from a company that does not exist in state records, Barrow wrote a [...]

Conyers, sympathetic to case of convicted Detroit journalist, fails to take action on case

By Minehaha Forman | 05.26.09 | 2:28 pm

DETROIT — Following the conviction of a local journalist for felony police obstruction, Congressman John Conyers, the Detroit Democrat who chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee, said that his office would be taking a very careful look at the case, which has been cited as an example of retaliatory prosecution of a reporter known for her work documenting police brutality and other justice issues in Michigan’s largest city.

Jesse Jackson Jr. is ‘Senate Candidate #5′ in Illinois governor scandal

By Minehaha Forman | 12.10.08 | 4:07 pm

The FBI has announced that Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL), son of well-known activist Jesse Jackson Sr., has been identified as “Senate Candidate #5″.  According to the complaint filed by the Department of Justice, “Senate Candidate #5″ offered Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich the sum of $1 million to be named to Obama’s senate seat.