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.
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm appeared on CNN with Fareed Zakaria recently and pointed out that during her administration, all the tax breaks and wage concessions offered to businesses didn’t keep them from leaving for other countries.
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm has some harsh words for GOP candidates for president Tuesday after Chrysler announced it had paid back its debt to the government. On her Facebook page, Granholm posted the following:
The impoverished former industrial town of Benton Harbor has become a flashpoint in the controversy over the new law that allows the governor to appoint Emergency Managers with virtually unlimited authority over local governments.
Just months after ending an eight year long term as governor, Jennifer Granholm has joined the Dow Chemical board of directors.
For the second time in a year, employees and residents whose livelihoods depend upon the Muskegon Correctional Facility are facing news that the prison will be shuttered.
LANSING — A proposal to eliminate the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit floated last month by Michigan House Speaker James ‘Jase’ Bolger has defenders of the credit lining up political forces while opponents appear to be softening their position.
Gov. Rick Snyder surprised political insiders during his State of the State address when he announced he was supporting the Detroit International River Crossing.
Michigan’s new Attorney General wasted no time upon taking office. On top of announcing he would pursue litigation started by his predecessor Mike Cox over the health care reform law passed by Congress last year, Bill Schuette filed an action Thursday in the appeals court seeking to remove newly appointed District Court Judge Hugh Clarke, [...]
LANSING — On Nov. 30, the Drug Enforcement Agency raided a facility in Meridian Township. Along with ground forces, the Michigan National Guard provided two Blackhawk helicopters to assist in the operation.
Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Weaver may no longer hold a spot on the state’s high court, but she is calling for serious reforms in the way the state selects its justices.
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