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.
EAST LANSING — Facing the continued pressure of dwindling state money and philanthropic donations, Michigan State University has proposed a series of cuts to its budget which will eliminate numerous programs, and scale back others. And that move has some students up in arms.
While the Republican-led Senate wants to cut $140 million out of the state budget in order to make up for a shortfall in revenue by eliminating the Michigan Promise scholarships and other forms of college tuition support, Gov. Jennifer Granholm opposes such cuts. The Detroit Free Press reports:
Faced with a staggering decline in tax revenue due to the collapse of the auto industry and rising unemployment in other industries as well, the state Senate is preparing to make drastic cuts in Michigan’s programs to help students go to college. The Detroit News reports:
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