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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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Muskegon Correctional facility to close, again

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.22.11 | 9:37 am

For the second time in a year, employees and residents whose livelihoods depend upon the Muskegon Correctional Facility are facing news that the prison will be shuttered.

State will make money on deal to house PA prisoners in Muskegon prison

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.23.09 | 9:52 am

The Michigan Department of Corrections says a deal to house prisoners from Pennsylvania will net the state nearly three quarters of a million dollars in revenue. The Muskegon Chronicle reports on comments from MDOC spokesman Russ Marlan:

Colorado clerk removes inaccurate touch-screen voting machine

By Ed Brayton | 10.31.08 | 12:21 pm

Our sister site, the Colorado Independent, reports that the county clerk in Adams County, Colo., has removed a voting machine that was flipping votes from one candidate to another.