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.
The U.S. District Court for Western Michigan has issued an order in the civil lawsuit against a radical gay rights group that disrupted a Lansing church service in 2008.
The Michigan Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit filed against a megachurch in Lansing by a congregant who was injured after being “slain in the spirit” during a ceremony at the church. In April, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned most of a nearly $400,000 verdict in the case; [...]
A Michigan appeals court has overturned part of a $317,000 jury award to a woman in a lawsuit against Mt. Hope Church, a megachurch located near Lansing, for negligence, libel and slander. The court upheld the $40,000 award for negligence but ordered a new trial on the other claims. See the full ruling here.
Several Michigan lawmakers are proposing a bill that would create a $5,000 penalty for anyone interrupting a church service. Bill sponsor Rep. Dave Agema of the 74th district, which includes parts of Kent and Ottawa counties, says that a few dozen legislators have agreed to co-sponsor the legislation.
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