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 — In a near party-line vote, the Democratic-controlled Michigan House earlier on Wednesday approved two measures to address bias crimes — commonly referred to as hate crimes. The vote for both bills was 66 votes in favor, with 43 opposed. The bill now moves to the Republican-controlled Senate. Similar legislation was moved on an [...]
LANSING — The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate adjourned this morning without taking action on the Home Foreclosure Prevention Act conference bill passed Wednesday by House lawmakers. The bill would create a 90-day time frame in which lenders and borrowers could work to negotiate a loan modification, and if an agreement is not reached, provides some home [...]
The State House passed a bill to cut elected officials pay by 10 percent in the year 2010. The bill was passed last week by the Senate, and now heads to the governor’s desk for her signature.
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