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.
A federal district court judge Tuesday afternoon ordered the state of Michigan to stop actions to cut an estimated 30,000 people off the welfare rolls in the state.
A federal judge has dismissed the Detroit city employee pension systems’ legal challenge of the law that allows state-appointed Emergency Managers to take over local governments and void labor contracts.
Gov. Rick Snyder has said that if he is able to accomplish his agenda by the time the 2014 gubernatorial race rolls around, he may not seek re-election.
Gov. Rick Snyder’s campaign to reduce obesity may be impeded by federal agricultural subsidies that make junk food cheaper than fruits and vegetables.
In a recent interview former Dept. of Natural Resources Director Rebecca Humphries compared the ‘Pure Michigan’ marketing campaign to “putting pretty paint on a house that is structurally unstable.”
In spite of a series of amendments from Democrats, the Michigan Senate Wednesday morning approved a two-bill package banning so-called “partial birth abortions.”
Michigan’s largest business organization has announced support for the New International Trade Crossing — a new publicly-owned but privately-financed and built bridge that would connect Detroit and Windsor south of the Ambassador Bridge.
The Michigan Senate is set to vote on a measure to bar partial-birth abortions on Wednesday morning and Gov. Rick Snyder is likely to sign the bill if it passes.
Actions ordered by Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts before he took his oath of office are illegal, according to a lawsuit filed in the state court of appeals this week by labor activist and AFSME Council 25 representative Robert Davis.
Police in the small town of Williamston — located about 20 miles east of Lansing — are investigating an alleged incident of cyber-bullying against a 13-year-old middle school student.
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