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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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University presidents disavow letter supporting cuts only budget

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.09.09 | 11:41 am

A letter from Business Leaders for Michigan which encouraged state lawmakers to support the budget framework agreement between Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford Township) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester), has some Michigan university president’s running for political cover.

Mich. House panel votes to save ‘Promise’ college scholarship, sort of

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.24.09 | 12:28 pm

LANSING — The Democratic-controlled House Appropriations Committee split along party lines to pass a bill to fund the Michigan Promise Scholarship — at the tune of $120 million. The move comes just one day after a joint House-Senate Committee voted 4-2 to eliminate funding the scholarships, and two days after law makers and college students [...]

Same-sex marriage advocates call for 2012 equality push

By Todd A. Heywood | 05.27.09 | 12:05 am

LANSING — A crowd of nearly 100 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their supporters protested on the steps of the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday night in opposition to a California Supreme Court ruling which upheld a ban on same-sex marriage approved by Golden State voters last November.

Organizers said the event was “to call for absolute equality” in the state of Michigan for LGBT persons, with some advocates calling for an effort to put a new marriage equality amendment on the 2012 ballot.