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.
Outspoken political consultant Sam Riddle refused his last chance at two plea deals Monday and will be the first figure accused of being involved in Detroit and Southfield bribery scandals to go to trial. FBI officials allege that Riddle negotiated and arranged bribes for convicted Detroit City councilwoman Monica Conyers and in a separate charge, [...]
DETROIT — Southfield City Councilman William Lattimore pleaded guilty to bribery charges in federal court on Thursday, the Detroit Free Press reports. Lattimore, who pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in July, changed his plea to accept a plea bargain that would reduce his sentencing.
Southfield City Council member William Lattimore was arraigned in federal court Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to bribery charges, The Detroit News reports. Lattimore is charged with a felony for accepting $7,500 in 2007 for influencing fellow council members to support a jewelry store’s move to Southfield from Detroit.
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