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 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.
The AP reports that the Michigan Senate met briefly on Tuesday then adjourned until Sept. 7. That means there will be no serious work on the budget until after that date, leaving just over three weeks to fix the $302 million shortfall in this year’s budget and to pass multiple bills to set next year’s [...]
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced the obvious on Thursday, saying that there was insufficient political courage in the Michigan legislature to pass legislation that would apply the sales tax to most services in order to shore up the state budget and prevent the steep budget cuts the state has faced on a yearly basis. The Detroit [...]
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:
The Michigan Senate voted unanimously on Thursday for a bill that would prevent anyone convicted of a felony involving fraud or corruption from holding public office for 20 years following such a conviction. The ban would apply to any state or local elected official. This requires a constitutional amendment, so if the House votes for [...]
With the new revenue estimates from the state projecting a $292 million surplus for the School Aid Fund by the end of this fiscal year and an $83 million surplus for next year, the Democratic-led Michigan House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to restore some of the cuts to per-pupil K-12 school funding made last [...]
On the heels of the suicide of a 12-year-old girl from the UP, Gov. Jennifer Granholm renewed her call for the passage of legislation which would mandate school districts create, implement and enforce policies on student bullying.
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.
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