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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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FDA claims it doesn’t have jurisdiction over Great Lakes commercial fisheries

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 06.09.09 | 1:47 pm

I recently reported that the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t monitor for dioxin in commercially caught Michigan fish, even when the fish come from areas known to be polluted with the cancer-causing chemical. On its web site the FDA states that it does sometimes test fish and dairy products from grocery stores and distribution centers [...]

Michigan seeks dismissal of ‘mark of the beast’ lawsuit

By Ed Brayton | 12.29.08 | 10:18 am

The Michigan Department of Agriculture has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit we reported on in September challenging rules requiring the tracking of livestock on grounds that the numbered tags represent the “mark of the beast” mentioned in the book of Revelation: