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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.

Posts Tagged Same-sex Marriage

Michigan AG urges delay in California same-sex marriage ruling

By Ed Brayton | 05.31.08 | 12:25 pm

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has signed on to a brief along with the attorneys general of nine other states that urges the Supreme Court of California to delay its ruling on same-sex marriage until after the November election. California has a referendum on the ballot in November that would amend the state constitution and [...]

Court Gets It Wrong on Partnership Benefits

By Ed Brayton | 05.12.08 | 11:47 pm

[COMMENTARY] It was with great disappointment that many of us heard the news late last week that the Michigan Supreme Court had ruled that the ban on same-sex marriage passed by state voters in 2004 also prohibited public employers from offering health and other benefits to the partners of gay employees. With the passage of [...]