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.
Michigan Speaker of the House Andy Dillon is expected to be announced as Gov.-elect Rick Snyder’s pick to be State Treasurer, reports WLNS. Dillon, a conservative Democrat from Redford Township, had an unsuccessful bid to become the gubernatorial candidate for the Democratic party this year. He was beaten by Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who is [...]
Michigan voters go to the polls today in what is widely viewed as an extremely important election that could have far-reaching effects on policy and society both in this state and around the nation.
It’s obvious by now that Rick Snyder is likely to win the governor’s mansion and no one thinks the Republicans are going to do anything but increase their lead in the state Senate. But could the GOP actually win control of the state House as well? Bill Ballenger, editor of Inside Michigan Politics, thinks it [...]
Stateline.org has an article about the effect of term limits in the states that have them and nowhere will the effect be greater than in Michigan. The article begins by talking about the Michigan Senate, where 3/4ths of that chamber will be brand new after the November elections because of term limits:
U.S. Congressman Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township) is sponsoring federal legislation to combat bullying in public schools. In a guest editorial in Between the Lines newspaper, a statewide newspaper reporting on events and news from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, Peters explained his support for the Student Non-Discrimination Act:
The Michigan Senate today passed a bill to end lifetime healthcare for legislators, an issue that has become strongly symbolic in a time of massive budget cuts and economic austerity. The House already passed the bill a few weeks ago so it now goes to the governor’s desk for her signature; Gov. Granholm has already [...]
The Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to end the lifetime health insurance benefits that state legislators currently become eligible for after six years in office. Gov. Jennifer Granholm called for an end to those benefits in a speech last week and urged the Republican-led Senate to follow the House’s lead in [...]
A cell phone video of a Lansing School District bus driver harassing a student about her sexual orientation has legislators, gay activists and anti-bullying advocates crying foul.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm is facing opposition to her Oct. 8 executive order that restructures government by combining the departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality. The order also removed the power of the Agriculture Commission and the Natural Resources Commission to appoint the directors of their departments. The move was presented as a way to save money but farmers, sportsmen and conservationists say they are worried that it will improperly concentrate power in the governor’s office.
LANSING — The Michigan House Judiciary Committee Wednesday voted 9-5 to send legislation to the full House to amend civil rights laws in the state to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes.
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