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.
Officials from both the city and county of Jackson are standing by their choice of a woman with a history of anti-gay statements as their shared human resources director.
A decision by the city and county of Jackson to hire a former University of Toledo administrator as the new director of human resources for both government bodies is coming under fire.
Jackson county is reporting that as it has seen a decrease in the number of children being vaccinated for whooping cough, it has seen an increase in cases of the contagious disease.
In the event of a hostage situation or high risk warrant service in Lenawee County, residents will find they are waiting longer for response from law enforcement.
Jackson county is turning over about $23.5 million in federal bonds back to the state because it was unable to use all the funding, reports the Jackson Citizen Patriot. The bonds were authorized as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — commonly referred to as the stimulus bill — in a program [...]
The race to fill the seat left open in December when Rep. Mike Simpson, (D-Jackson), is getting heated. Simpson, who was suffering from a rare blood disorder, died of a heart attack, leaving his seat which represents parts of Eaton, Jackson and Lenawee counties, open. Gov. Jennifer Granholm could have called an early special election [...]
Officials in Jackson county are not happy that they didn’t see any of the millions of dollars in federal stimulus money for “shovel-ready” projects. Those officials worked with the administration of Gov. Jennifer Granholm to compile lists of projects that could quickly be launched if money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) were [...]
As Michigan continues to struggle with a crippled economy and revenue comes in drastically short of estimates, public schools are taking a hit along with other state financed programs. But some school board members in Jackson County are proposing that all the districts in the county consider consolidating services and possibly even districts to save [...]
A court battle between Waterloo Township in Jackson County and a mining company has resulted in a circuit court ruling paving the way for the mine to expand. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports that Aggregate Industries of the United Kingdom sought permission to expand its mining operation to an additional 19 acres of land, arguing [...]
The Jackson Citizen Patriot is reporting that Jackson-based Mac Steel will lay off 300 of its 380 employees effective January 16. The announcement was made Monday, the first day of a seasonal two-week layoff for employees.
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