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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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As state mulls revenue sharing cuts, Detroit’s still hasn’t received last year’s funding

By Minehaha Forman | 09.30.09 | 3:06 pm

For the past two yeas, Detroit has been late to submit their annual audit to the state and thus has not received its bimonthly revenue sharing funds from the state. As state lawmakers create the budget for the upcoming year, revenue sharing risks being slashed. But will Detroit feel it right away? A bill passed [...]

State withholds funds from Detroit due to late audit

By Minehaha Forman | 09.01.09 | 3:19 pm

DETROIT — At a time when Detroit risks running out of cash to pay workers, the city is missing out on the one million dollars in state revenue sharing funds it was slated to get this week because it has not filed an audit for the 2008 fiscal year. The audit that has been delinquent [...]

Detroit Mayor Cockrel facing perjury accusation

By Minehaha Forman | 10.24.08 | 1:23 pm

Even though the campaign season for mayor of Detroit has not officially started, that’s not stopping early mud from being tossed or dirt from being dug up by the local media.