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.
The Lansing-based Campaign for Smokefree Air (CSA) is taking its campaign to ban smoking in Michigan workplaces high-tech with a video contest to urge the Michigan Senate to act. The Smokefree Video Challenge is looking for the most creative ways to tell the Michigan Senate why Michigan workplaces — including restaurants and bars — should [...]
The Michigan House approved a bill than bans smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants. On Wednesday the House gave approval to House Bill 4163 – introduced by Rep. Brenda Clack, D-Flint – by a vote of 56-46. Opposition to the bill has come from powerful lobbying groups and trade associations, like the Michigan [...]
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