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 former chief of the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental crimes section said Friday that the oil and gas company Enbridge will likely face criminal charges over its 2010 Michigan pipeline rupture.
LANSING — Mayor Virgil Bernero on Monday called for a foreclosure moratorium and said he plans to marshal the resources of the city to assist a woman whose foreclosed home is slated to hit the auction block on Thursday morning in a sheriff sale, the first step toward losing her home. Bernero said he was [...]
Instead, attorney general gives money intended for park to the United Way of Western Michigan
Attorney General Mike Cox has joined with other Attorneys General around the country to file a brief (PDF) in a Supreme Court case arguing that prisoners convicted of a crime do not have a due process right to have access to DNA evidence for testing that could prove their innocence. The case is District Attorney’s [...]
In the wake of the death of a 93-year-old World War II veteran who froze in his home, Bay City has ordered the removal of all electric limiters in that city. Bay City Electric Light & Power removed approximately 60-70 such devices, which shut off power to customers who have had trouble paying their electric [...]
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has filed a brief in California v. EPA, a lawsuit between the federal government and the government of California over whether that state can require stricter CAFE mileage standards than the EPA requires under the Clean Air Act. The brief argues that we need one federal standard for mileage rather [...]
This is a blog column, and one thing that blogs do well is ponder the questions while not having the answers in hand. A question that’s long been on my mind has been about predatory subprime lending in Michigan and its adverse impact on this state, particularly on economically disadvantaged groups. We’ve noted here at [...]
The office of Attorney General Mike Cox announced indictments of four Michigan men over an alleged mortgage fraud scheme involving more than a million dollars in fraudulent loans.
The office of Attorney General Mike Cox announced last week that Michigan will receive $26.4 million as part of a settlement between pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and the federal government and all 50 state governments over the company’s illegal marketing of an anti-psychotic drug.
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has joined the attorneys general of all 50 states in filing an amicus brief with the federal district court in the District of Columbia in opposition to a lawsuit filed by Michael Newdow in opposition to the religious elements of the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama.
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