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.
Rep. Mark Meadows (D-East Lansing) has requested formal legal opinions from Attorney General Bill Schuette on the constitutionality of two pieces of legislation but Schuette has declined that request.
Reinventing Michigan could mean voiding labor contracts, removing elected officials from office, and even dissolving whole cities, according to legislation that is moving quickly through the legislature.
State Rep. Mark Meadows (D-East Lansing) announced Monday that the controversial clone of Arizona’s immigration law known as SB 1070 will not have a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, which he chairs. The law has sparked protests in the state.
While an ambitious national plan to reduce new HIV infections by 25 percent by 2015 has generally garnered praise, advocates and lawmakers say the increased testing and access to anti-retroviral medications come at a high price tag at a time when states can least afford it.
The Obama administration on Tuesday released the nation’s first National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). That strategy includes a call for state lawmakers to pass legislation preventing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
LANSING — As Congress continues to battle over whether to extend additional federal Medicaid funds to states, Michigan lawmakers are making plans to deal with what will translate to be an unexpected $500 million gap in the next fiscal year’s budget.
Advocates, legislators are pleased that Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Peter Maceroni has dismissed a controversial bio-terrorism charge against a 45-year-old HIV-positive man.
State Rep. Mark Meadows (D-East Lansing) is proposing to overhaul Michigan’s government in a number of ways, including increasing the number of terms a legislator may serve, taking redistricting out of the hands of partisan politicians and allowing a vote on the nominees for Attorney General and Secretary of State. In a press release, Meadows [...]
In an exclusive interview with the Michigan Messenger, Kildee says Cox sending wrong message on mortgage fraud and foreclosures with his campaign and legal choices.
A September ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals regarding the use of preliminary breath tests on minors suspected of being in possession of alcohol has caused one city to change its ordinance on the matter. But several other cities say the ruling will have no impact on law enforcement.
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