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.
Voters in Kalamazoo approved a controversial amendment to the city’s charter which makes possession of a small amount of pot for those 21 years of age older a “lowest possible law enforcement priority.”
The Kalamazoo County Health Department is in the midst of fighting an outbreak of syphilis. According to county reports, the county reports seven cases of syphilis in 2010. While that doesn’t sound like much, it is the highest number since at least 2001.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wrapped up a four day operation Wednesday and rounded up 20 undocumented workers.
A four day operation conducted by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in seven Michigan counties has resulted in the detention of 77 people accused of immigration crimes.
The Michigan Secretary of State’s office forbid clerks from notifying voters that absentee ballots they had already cast for a candidate who died were no longer valid and that they had to request a new ballot in writing from their local clerk’s office.
Just weeks before a crucial election, state Rep. Robert B. Jones (D-Kalamazoo) has died. He was 66. Jones had been battling esophageal cancer. Jones was a four term mayor of Kalamazoo before being elected to the state House in 2006. He was the Democratic nominee for the 20th Senate district, and was waging a spirited [...]
State Sen. Tom George (R-Kalamazoo) may be considered a long shot candidate for his party’s nomination for governor, but at least one Kalamazoo family is thankful that he was around Monday night. George was on hand as Kalamazoo Central High School students listened to President Barack Obama give the graduation speech to the class of [...]
Jack Hoogendyk, a former state lawmaker from Kalamazoo, announced via e-mail Thursday that he will challenge Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joesph) in August’s Republican primary. Hoogendyk sent a letter to supporters in March seeking their advice on whether he should consider running against Upton, who has served in Congress for 22 years. In that letter, [...]
2009 saw a number of issues regarding equality for the LGBT community come to the forefront in local communities and in the state legislature, including human rights ordinances, anti-bullying and hate crimes legislation and a nascent movement to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Last week, voters in Kalamazoo passed the city’s new anti-discrimination ordinance. This week, city employees are figuring out how to implement it. According to a story in Sunday’s Kalamazoo Gazette, the city’s new protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity require that individuals alleging discrimination file a written complaint with the city manager.
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