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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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Secretary of State agrees to end voter purge programs

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 06.25.10 | 2:53 pm

The state of Michigan has agreed to permanently end two practices that illegally removed people form the state list of qualified voters. According to a settlement filed in the U.S. District Court in Detroit, the state of Michigan will no longer automatically cancel the voter registration of people who receive drivers licenses in other states. [...]

MI Secretary of State: If you don’t get your mail, you can’t vote

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 10.01.08 | 5:18 pm

An argument in a voting rights lawsuit yesterday may offer a clue about Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land’s attitude toward Republican plans to challenge voters at the polls.

Lawsuit says Michigan is violating Motor-Voter law

By Ed Brayton | 09.18.08 | 4:23 pm

Two voter-removal programs run by Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land may violate federal law and may deny many Michigan citizens the right to vote

ACLU of Michigan files voter-rights lawsuit against Land

By Ed Brayton | 09.18.08 | 12:07 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan and the Advancement Project have filed suit on behalf of the United States Student Association Foundation against Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and Director of Elections Christopher Thomas over what the ACLU calls illegal vote purging actions by the state.

DOJ politicization hurt voters’ rights; has it hurt Michigan?

By LoRayne Apo-Joynt | 09.15.08 | 10:47 pm

Politicization in the DOJ didn’t stop at hiring and firing — it actively worked against increasing the number of eligible voters