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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.

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New leadership may mend Detroit’s image but not economy

By Minehaha Forman | 11.04.09 | 11:26 am

DETROIT — The Motor City wants change. At least that was the message sent from the polls on Tuesday night’s general municipal election.

Injunction sought to block Bobb’s move to have consultants run Detroit schools

By Minehaha Forman | 07.15.09 | 12:15 am

DETROIT — The Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday evening to seek a court injunction that would determine whether Robert Bobb, the public schools’ emergency financial manager, broke the terms of his contract and possibly state law when he hired private academic consulting firms to manage 17 of Detroit’s 22 public high schools without prior consultation with the board.