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.
The Macomb County Commission’s Ethics and Rules Committee decided not to make what would surely have been a major mistake on Monday evening, voting 6-1 against a resolution that would have forbid the public from “insulting” them. If they think they were taking heat from their constituents before, that bill would undoubtedly have made things [...]
The Macomb County Board of Commissioners approved a small increase in property taxes late last week to wipe out their budget deficit and save important county services from having to be cut. The vote was 16-10.
The Macomb County Commission and the county’s water quality board have passed resolutions opposing a Canadian plan to create an underground nuclear waste dump on Lake Huron. “This is the craziest damn thing I have ever heard of,” Water Quality Board Chairman Doug Martz said about the plan to store radioactive waste from Ontario’s nuclear [...]
With Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick facing felony charges, a City Council investigation and a recall petition, city leaders are moving to ensure a smooth transition if he’s forced out of office. The city charter lays out a complicated succession plan that unfolds differently depending on when Kilpatrick goes. If he remains in office until April [...]
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