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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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Detroit City Charter revision commissioners to be paid $50 per meeting

By Minehaha Forman | 10.28.09 | 4:45 pm

DETROIT — On Tuesday, the city council voted to pay future city charter revision commissioners $50 per meeting. The nine commissioners, who will be elected on Nov. 3 will be responsible for updating the city’s governing document. Due to economic hardships, the payments are 33 percent less than former revision commissioners earned in previous years. [...]

Bing briefs city council candidates on his agenda

By Minehaha Forman | 09.04.09 | 5:43 pm

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing met with city council challengers Thursday to start early in establishing a relationship between himself and the new incoming council candidates. Since Bing is largely expected to win in November after getting more than 70 percent of the vote in the August primary, he has the advantage of getting to know [...]

Detroit School Superintendent’s annual evaluation is a big mess

By Minehaha Forman | 08.14.08 | 2:34 pm

As Detroit Public Schools crumble with a meager budget and ridiculously high dropout rate, you’d think school officials would stop the bickering and try to get some work done. But the feud between the superintendent and the school board goes on, and I can’t help but think: what about the kids?