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.
An organization that worked with the state legislature to draft laws that limit collective bargaining rights and tenure for teachers spent more than $900,000 on advertising in the first seven months of this year.
The recall election of state Rep. Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) is on track to hit the November ballot after a Genessee County judge on Monday ruled against the lawmaker.
Senate Republicans say that the education reform package introduced this week will give parents more power over their children’s education but teachers say it’s actually a union-busting move that will destroy a public education system weakened by recent funding cuts.
Senate Republicans are reportedly preparing legislation that would allow schools to privatize instructional services.
Backers of a recall effort targeting Rep. Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) say they have supplied state election officials with 12,200 signatures.
On Tuesday Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation that dramatically changes the route to tenure for teachers in public school systems.
Leaders in the GOP dominated legislature say they are not surprised that the Michigan Education Association is backing a series of recalls targeting lawmakers.
Michigan’s largest teachers union is formally supporting efforts to recall the governor and members of the state House following last week’s passage of bills that reduce job security and limit collective bargaining rights.
The Republican-led state Legislature ended its session last night by passing a highly controversial package of reforms that reduce job security for teachers.
The Republican-controlled Michigan Supreme Court late Thursday afternoon ruled that schools are breaking the Michigan Campaign Finance Act when they administer payroll deduction programs for unions, when part of that money goes to a political action committee.
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