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.
After a marathon negotiating session on Thursday, conflicting messages emerged from the meetings — and that’s just from one person, Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop. Bishop told the Detroit Free Press that he was “encouraged” by the negotiations, which he termed “productive.” Then he challenged House Democrats to come up with a plan to balance [...]
Facing a staggering drop in state revenue that has pushed Michigan’s budget hundreds of millions of dollars into the red, Gov. Jennifer Granholm is proposing several new taxes in order to make up the shortfall without cutting crucial services. The Detroit News reports:
Another Republican has endorsed the proposal by Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, a Democrat, to combine the health plans for all public employees into a single pool. The leader of the Michigan Senate Republicans, Mike Bishop, is on board with the idea, according to the Detroit Free Press:
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