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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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State says 28-year-old police officer’s death in Macomb influenza A(H1N1) related

By Todd A. Heywood | 06.18.09 | 11:06 am

The Michigan Department of Community Health today confirmed the death of a 28-year-old Madison Heights police officer, and Macomb County resident, from inluenza A(H1N1). The officer becomes the state’s second confirmed death from the virus, once called swine flu.

Department of Community Health: program is successful, shut it down

By Todd A. Heywood | 03.16.09 | 8:52 pm

The Michigan Department of Community Health’s Tobacco Quit Line has been so successful that the state shut it down. After announcing early last week the Quit Line would be offering Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to qualified individuals, the help line was flooded with calls.

Gay leaders concerned about abstinence-only education grants

By Todd A. Heywood | 01.13.09 | 12:06 pm

State grants totaling $1.4 million draw fire for excluding messages for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people

Medical marijuna law still generating controversy

By Todd A. Heywood | 11.19.08 | 4:16 pm

While Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved a medical marijuana measure Nov. 4, how that law is being implemented by the state and local authorities is a bit different.