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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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Mich. Dept. of Corrections ‘looking’ into ex-gay ministry affiliation with prisons

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.22.09 | 10:09 am

LANSING — A spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections announced Monday that the department was reviewing its affiliation with the controversial ex-gay ministry Corduroy Stone of Lansing.

Gay activists laud ex-gay ministry’s separation from int’l group

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.16.09 | 9:57 am

Gay rights advocates are lauding a split between the controversial Lansing-based ex-gay ministry Corduroy Stone and prominent ex-gay ministry group Exodus International.

MSU: ‘Ex-gay’ website will remain hosted on school servers

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.18.09 | 11:28 am

EAST LANSING — After assuring LGBT activists and leaders for two years a controversial website would be removed from its servers, Michigan State University said last week it will continue to host the website of the ex-gay ministry Corduroy Stone.

APA releases new report repudiating ex-gay therapy

By Todd A. Heywood | 08.06.09 | 2:53 pm

LANSING — The American Psychological Association has released a new report, “Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation,” which repudiates ex-gay therapy programs. Such programs have been the source of much controversy, including a recent national conference on the subject in Grand Rapids. From the report: The limited published literature on these programs suggests that many [...]