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 that grades states on their disclosure of subsidies to business notes that four of Michigan’s five major subsidy programs now have some online recipient disclosure but gives the state a C- for overall transparency of the programs. The Good Jobs First analysis of Michigan subsidies finds that there is no public disclosure [...]
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which recently awarded $9.1 million in tax credits to a company led by a convicted embezzler who was wanted for parole violations, has announced new screening measures for those seeking tax breaks from the state “[W]e will add to the [Michigan Economic Growth Authority] application a more explicit requirement of [...]
The Michigan House of Representatives has passed the “Hire Michigan First” plan. House Democrats say the 12-bill package will ensure that Michigan workers get the first crack at jobs created by companies that benefit from state economic development programs or tax breaks. The plan will also crack down on companies that hire illegal workers, by [...]
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