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.
While the Macomb County Circuit Court has delayed the HIV-as-terrorism case against Daniel Allen until next year, lawmakers and advocacy groups are already moving to address the charges.
The Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club is urging people to e-mail the legislators who have scheduled a 3:55 a.m. (Saturday morning) conference committee meeting on a bill that would ease permit requirements for coal-fired power plants. Rep. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) , Rep. Mike Lahti (D-Hancock), Rep. Andy Coulouris(D-Saginaw), Sen. Michelle McManus (R-Lake Leelanau), Sen. [...]
LANSING — A long-serving state senator is lashing out at what he calls a “toxic” atmosphere pervading the state Capitol. “The environment here is not healthy,” said Taylor Democratic Sen. Ray Basham during a midnight interview.
The Capital News Service, a Michigan State University journalism class designed to give students hands on experience with state government, reports via the Lansing State Journal that Sen. Ray Basham (D-Taylor) wants to create a new law targeting employees of adult entertainment facilities. While the Liquor Control Commission, which monitors liquor licenses, says there are [...]
The Michigan House approved a bill than bans smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants. On Wednesday the House gave approval to House Bill 4163 – introduced by Rep. Brenda Clack, D-Flint – by a vote of 56-46. Opposition to the bill has come from powerful lobbying groups and trade associations, like the Michigan [...]
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