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.
This week the Occupy Atlanta protesters found a way to protest economic injustice that may build allies within the local law enforcement community.
The Occupy Wall Street movement has arrived in Michigan with encampments in Lansing and Grand Rapids. Since Friday activists in Lansing have camped out in downtown Reutter Park despite a city ordinance that prohibits use of the park after 10 pm without written permission.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero introduced his 2012 city budget to the Lansing City Council last night. The budget includes an estimated $20 million deficit caused by declining property values and proposed cuts in state revenue sharing.
People who question the actions and authority of Detroit police officers have been charged with made-up crimes, according to two federal lawsuits filed yesterday by the Michigan Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Detroit News reports.
The Lansing Police Department is increasing patrols in preparation for Saturday night’s Tea Party Express rally at the state Capitol. The Lansing State Journal reports Lt. Noel Garcia, public information office for LPD, won’t discuss the number of additional officers assigned, citing security concerns.
Thousands of protesters are expected to flood the Capitol lawn Wednesday evening as Gov. Jennifer Granholm delivers her final State of the State address. And those numbers, the Lansing State Journal reports, have the Michigan State Police and Lansing Police Department beefing up patrols and presence in downtown Lansing.
DETROIT — The number of murders dropped in the city’s third quarter crime report for 2009, Police Chief Warren Evans said at a press conference on Monday. Over the past three months, homicides fell by 23 percent from the previous quarter, a change Evans calls “significant.” Between May and July there were 125 murders reported [...]
When thousands of people looking to get housing and utility bill assistance assistance from the City of Detroit showed up at Cobo Hall Wednesday morning, chaos ensued. By 11:30 am, Mayor Dave Bing’s office was urging Detroiters not to go to Cobo Hall because the crowd was getting out of control. The Detroit Police gang [...]
DETROIT—In the city that commonly referred to as the nation’s “murder capital” news of a drop in crime is something to be celebrated. According to an FBI report released today, violent crime fell 11.6 percent in 2008 Mlive reports. In June Detroit’s homicide rate was the highest in the nation. But the FBI reported a [...]
EAST LANSING — City police said they made 60 arrests on Saturday night and early Sunday morning following Michigan State’s win over Connecticut in the NCAA Final Four semifinals — nearly six times an average Saturday night in the college town that has been known for rioting over the years. Most of the arrests were [...]
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