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.
Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly of the Michigan Supreme Court released a statement reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Caperton v Massey. The Chief Justice praised the ruling and said that it will be helpful to the Michigan Supreme Court as they consider new rules governing when a judge must disqualify themselves from hearing [...]
Newly elected Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly wants the Michigan Supreme Court to set new recusal standards for members of the high court. Kelly recently issued a series of three alternative proposals for the new standards and invited comment by the public and those with an interest in the judiciary before adoption of the final standards.
As representatives of the Recall Andy Dillon Committee delivered recall petitions to the state today, the financing of the effort may have violated campaign finance laws. House Speaker Dillon, a Democrat, has been targeted by anti-tax activists for his leading role in last year’s budget deal and tax increase. Leading the charge against Dillon is [...]
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