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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.

Posts Tagged John Yoo

Hoekstra tweets response to court ruling

By Ed Brayton | 06.15.09 | 2:46 pm

U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a member of the House Intelligence Committee and Republican candidate for governor, used his Twitter account this morning to respond to a federal court ruling from California: Judge in San Fran allows terrorist to sue Bush Administration. This is crazy on the surface and will be expensive.

Bigots, buffoons and Baldwins

By Ed Brayton | 07.02.08 | 8:59 pm

The Wit and Wisdom of John Yoo From a 2005 debate between Bush administration torture advocate John Yoo and Notre Dame law professor Doug Cassell: Cassel: If the president deems that he’s got to torture somebody, including by crushing the testicles of the person’s child, there is no law that can stop him? Yoo: No [...]