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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 Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Kennecott mine air permit upheld

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.15.08 | 2:37 pm

AP reports that an Ingham County judge has ruled that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality acted properly in granting an air permit for the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co.’s planned nickel sulfide mine near Marquette.

UP uranium drilling plan raises safety issues

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 03.28.08 | 12:10 pm

Michigan’s new Upper Peninsula mineral rush is going radioactive. Members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, the largest federally recognized Indian tribe in Michigan, are already digging in to fight a

DNR schedules decision on UP mine proposal

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 01.29.08 | 9:53 am

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said today that it plans to make a decision on a land lease and mining and reclamation plan by the Kennecott Minerals Co. on Feb. 7. Earlier this month, the DNR delayed action on the proposal and asked the company to submit more information in support of its request [...]