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.
With headlines reporting on the growing civil strife in Libya, Michigan State University and other educational institutions are coming under scrutiny for programs which train “future leaders” selected by the government of Moammar Gadhafi.
Four Michigan State University students were arrested Wednesday night when they refused to leave the administration building on campus.
As the crisis in Egypt continues into its seventh day, Michigan’s universities are recalling students placed in the country for study abroad programs.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a civil liberties organization that advocates for the constitutional rights of students and professors at American colleges and universities, has ranked Michigan State University the 7th worst college for free speech in the country. In 2008, Michigan State University (MSU) was added to FIRE’s Red Alert list [...]
In a three to one vote, the Michigan Civil Service Commission on Wednesday approved a controversial measure to extend healthcare benefits to state employees’ unmarried partners and their dependents.
EAST LANSING — The East Lansing City Council on Tuesday night gave permission to city officials to begin negotiating with health care providers for the city on covering the unmarried partners of city employees.
Students at Michigan State University’s James Madison College got a stern warning in their email boxes Friday warning them potential career prospects with the federal government could be jeopardized if they linked to or discussed Wikileaks content on their social media accounts, the State News reports. Officials for the college argue that linking to, or [...]
Officials at Michigan State University have stated that it’s not economically feasible for the school to switch from coal power to natural gas. A new report from Deutsche Bank AG, however, predicts that continued low natural gas prices will lead many power companies to give up coal. The report anticipates a more than 50 percent [...]
Michigan State University, the nation’s premier land grant college, built a central heating system in 1890 after fireplaces proved a risky way to heat school buildings. Now a student group is trying to convince the school that powering that plant with coal poses unacceptable health and environmental risks.
A policy which prevents registered medical marijuana patients from using or possessing their medicine while at Michigan State University is coming under fire.
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