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.
LANSING — Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the final six budgets for the fiscal year which began Oct. 1 Friday morning, averting another state shut down. But her John Hancock on the bills doesn’t mean she’s happy about it. In a long press release from the governor’s press office, Granholm outlined what each budget she authorized [...]
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann revealed the contents of an email sent to Senate Republicans in advance of the bailout vote last Wednesday. The email implied that they wanted to stop the bailout in order to damage the cause of unionism:
HOWELL — State Sen. Valde Garcia, R-Howell, faced voters for the first time at a townhall meeting last week after being only one of two Republicans to vote for implementing a sales tax on certain services. “I believe in accountability,” Garcia said. “That’s why I’m here. If at the end of the night you still [...]
LANSING — Hoping to stop a trend that has Michigan in the top 10 for home foreclosure rates, both the House and Senate rolled out separate packages of bills aimed at stopping that trend in its tracks. The House Democrats rolled out their package Tuesday, and the highlights include allowing homeowners who hold unstable adjustable-rate [...]
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