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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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Corrections officials push change to HIV prisoner policies

By Todd A. Heywood | 11.02.09 | 6:42 am

LANSING — A Michigan Department of Corrections official has confirmed that the department is in the first stages of making a change to a controversial policy barring HIV-positive prisoners from working in food service jobs.

Lansing city attorney suspends release of medical information in FOIAs

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.02.09 | 5:54 pm

Lansing City Attorney Brigham Smith has directed staff of the city involved in Freedom of Information Act requests to review, and “likely redact,” private medical information from documents. “We have reiterated the need for review (and likely redaction) in the small number of cases that involve personal medical information among the small number of people [...]

Medical marijuana rules go too far, critics say

By Todd A. Heywood | 01.07.09 | 6:01 pm

Proposed medical marijuana registry violates the spirit and letter of law and raises civil rights concerns, advocates say.