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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 Senate Armed Services Committee

Activists rally to support woman accused of throwing pie at Levin

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 08.20.10 | 5:29 pm

Ahlam Mohsen, the anti-war activist accused of hitting senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin in the face with a Dutch apple pie during a constituents meeting in Big Rapids on Monday, has been charged with felony stalking and assault and remains in the Mecosta County jail where she is being held on a $250,000 [...]

Levin committee releases torture report

By Ed Brayton | 04.23.09 | 12:18 am

The Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, has released its final report (PDF) tracing the development of the Bush administration’s policies and practices of abusing and torturing detainees after 2001. The report is based on over 200,000 classified and unclassified documents, memos and communications from within the Bush administration and [...]

Sen. Levin says he supports allowing gays to serve openly in the military

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.02.09 | 7:38 pm

U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-Detroit) is making some waves in Washington circles with his public announcement he supports a repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy which prohibits openly gay people from serving in the U.S. military. Levin, who is the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the statement to Cybercast News [...]