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.
Live coverage of the demonstration underway in Lansing is available here.
Activists who plan to take over the Michigan Capitol late Tuesday afternoon say while the move may appear aggressive it is really just an “expression of free speech,” and a move meant to keep “the people’s house” open.
Groups as varied as the American Association of Retired People, labor unions and the Michigan League for Human Services are launching a series of protests and rallies this week to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposals and bills that would weaken unions.
A London court has agreed to release Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from jail after a group of supporters, including filmmaker Michael Moore, posted $315,000 in bail.
As lawmakers continue to negotiate next year’s budget, some are urging changes to the state’s film credit program. According to the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency, the program is expected to cost the state $150 million in the next year while providing unclear job benefits.
Writing from his hometown of Flint this morning, filmmaker Michael Moore — whose movie career began with “Roger & Me,” a critique of General Motors’ business practices in the 80s — urged the Obama administration to use the government’s new stake in the company to retool its factories to produce modern, energy-efficient transportation systems.
In a new television campaign ad Michigan Republican Congressman Tim Walberg attacks Democratic challenger Mark Schauer by linking him to filmmaker Michael Moore.
I know I should be worrying about the financial apocalypse that the president says is closing in on us, but, before I get started boarding up my windows, I just want to sit here for a moment, close my eyes and enjoy the fact that, for once, Michael Moore, Richard Shelby, Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich [...]
“The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place now,“ Michael Moore said in a public letter published this morning.
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