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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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Stupak continues to pursue insurance company data

By Ed Brayton | 08.31.09 | 4:13 pm

Nearly two weeks after asking insurance companies for information on executive pay and revenue, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) have sent a second letter to insurance companies asking for information on their policies toward and treatment of small businesses. In a statement accompanying the release of the letters, the two Democratic [...]

In health care debate, Stupak gives mixed signals on abortion funding

By Ed Brayton | 07.28.09 | 1:23 pm

As Congress debates health care reform proposals promised by President Obama during last year’s campaign, U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, a Democrat from Menominee, is bucking his party’s majority opinion and demanding that any legislation involving federal funding for health care explicitly exempt funding abortion services.