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.
Figures released by the Williams Institute in California show that the 2010 census was a banner year for self-reported same-sex couples in Michigan.
Poor residents of the state of Michigan who lose a family member will lose an assistance program to help pay funeral costs.
Mere weeks after the Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex adoption, the battle over two-parent adoptions is heating up in Michigan as advocates for youth in the foster care system say that thousands of children are being denied permanent homes.
Advocates for second parent adoption want to pass legislation legalizing that practice in Michigan, but face likely opposition not only from the religious right but from the new head of the agency that oversees adoptions in the state.
Amidst a continuing state budget crisis equaling billions in deficit, lawmakers have made a point to go after what they call “abuse and waste” in the Food Assistance Program.
The Michigan Department of Human Services announced Wednesday that beginning in April college students will not be able to access food assistance programs, except in very limited situations.
Governor Snyder has picked 1st District Court of Appeals Judge Brian K. Zahra to replace Justice Maura Corrigan, who is leaving to head the Dept. of Human Services.
Michigan’s new Attorney General wasted no time upon taking office. On top of announcing he would pursue litigation started by his predecessor Mike Cox over the health care reform law passed by Congress last year, Bill Schuette filed an action Thursday in the appeals court seeking to remove newly appointed District Court Judge Hugh Clarke, [...]
After numerous reports of this taking place over the last week, Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he is appointing Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan to lead the Department of Human Services.
We reported last week that Gov. Rick Snyder was considering asking Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan to leave the court to head the state’s Department of Human Services. AP reports that a source has confirmed that she will accept the position.
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