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 West Michigan lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday to eliminate the state’s controversial and oft-slammed Michigan Business Tax and its 21 percent surcharge.
A controversial bill that will change the way HIV-testing is done in Michigan has passed the state House. On Wednesday, the House passed the legislation, with 109 yea votes and zero no votes. The legislation passed with one amendment.
A controversial change to Michigan’s HIV-testing law will get a hearing on Tuesday before the state House. The bill, while facing criticism from HIV activists and prevention workers, is expected to pass out of committee.
Activists with the group Michigan POZ Action are organizing a campaign to get state lawmakers to stop legislation that will remove a law that requires persons being tested for HIV do so with informed consent.
Under current law, anyone seeking an HIV antibody test must sign a document acknowledging they have consented to the test. But under revisions proposed in the House and the Senate, any doctor would be able to order an HIV test for a patient without permission, consultation or counseling.
A state House Committee will consider legislation Thursday which will prevent people with three or more unpaid parking tickets from renewing their driver’s license. According to a story in the Lansing State Journal, Grand Rapids Democrat Roy Schmidt introduced the legislation as a way to help municipalities fill dwindling coffers. His office told the Journal [...]
LANSING — A bill proposed last month in the state House could remove a mandate that requires persons seeking a test for HIV to sign a consent form to receive the test. Those in favor of the legislation say it will remove a barrier many health care providers find cumbersome and allow them to detect and treat the infection early. But HIV advocates say the move will violate privacy rights and could open the door for insurance companies to deny coverage to HIV-positive patients.
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