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.
Members of the Detroit City Council are reacting to a plan by Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager Robert Bobb, and ordered to be implemented by the state, to close half of the city’s schools and double class sizes. And they’re not happy.
DETROIT — After a nearly yearlong election spree spurred by ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s resignation, city residents have reached the grand election finale. Tuesday’s municipal election will be the fourth election day voters will have faced in the span of 10 months. Low turnout due to voter fatigue and voter apathy plagued the special election and the regular Aug. 4 primary, with just 14 percent of voters casting a ballot.
DETROIT — Union leaders, city council candidates and charter revision commission candidates are balking at Mayor Dave Bing’s proposal to privatize a sizable portion of the city government in order to reduce the flow of red ink.
DETROIT — With Election Day less than two months away, candidate forums are becoming very common. But with waning voter interest and low community participation, these gatherings are often predictable and audience members consist mostly of campaign staff and family members of candidates. Maybe that’s why a forum earlier this week that allowed school children [...]
DETROIT — Back in January, before city workers were threatened with mass layoffs and residents dependent on public transportation faced the prospect of bus service elimination, the issue that sparked the most passion was whether Michigan’s largest city should retain or sell key city assets. Now, with little protest from city council members and activists, a plan to sell of a key piece of Detroit’s water system has been OK’d.
DETROIT — When City Councilwoman Monica Conyers pleaded guilty to bribery charges Friday morning, her political career may have met its end. But that hasn’t stopped her from endorsing city council candidates.
Although Detroit city councilwoman JoAnn Watson may have gotten away with not paying around $12,000 in property taxes for the last 9 years, she may only have to pay back about one-third of that total because of a provision in state law. The Detroit Free Press reports:
The Detroit Free Press revealed on Saturday that Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson is only paying $68 a year in property taxes on her home because for the last decade the city has believed it to be an empty lot. This is compared to neighboring houses that have property tax bills ranging from around $2,100 [...]
DETROIT — When businessman David Bing was elected Detroit’s next mayor Tuesday night, it also set in motion major changes to the Detroit City Council lineup.
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