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.
A new report from the Michigan Bar Association says Michigan should establish statewide standards for the delivery of legal representation for the poor and shift the funding responsibility from the counties to the state.
A new bill, HB 5676, has been introduced in the Michigan legislature to address the many problems with the state’s indigent defense system. The bill was submitted by Rep. Bob Constan (D-Dearborn Heights) and cosponsored by Rep. Justin Amash (R-Kentwood). The legislation, dubbed the Michigan Public Defense Act, would create a state public defend commission [...]
The Michigan Campaign for Justice will be hosting a celebration of the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision on Wednesday, March 18 at the Capitol building in Lansing. They’ll be using the opportunity to encourage lawmakers to pass important legislation to shore up Michigan’s public defender system.
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