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.
The organization that gathered signatures to get a referendum to completely legalize embryonic stem cell research in Michigan on the ballot has launched a new website and a Youtube video to promote the referendum. The website, at curemichigan.com, contains background information, opportunities to get involved, news and the full text of the November ballot measure. [...]
Supporters of a proposal to reform Michigan’s stem cell research law turned in 570,016 petition signatures to the Bureau of Elections Monday, placing the issue of embryonic stem cell research one step closer to being decided by Michigan voters. If the secretary of state certifies 380,126 signatures, the matter will be on the ballot this [...]
Just when new developments hold out the promise of doing embryonic stem cell research without any destruction of embryos, a new research study has rekindled another fierce controversy over the ethical uses of such research. Researchers in the UK and Brazil have announced that they believe it will be possible in the future to use [...]
As we reported in late November, the publication of two new studies that show that it’s possible to “reset” adult stem cells to an embryonic state has caused quite a stir in the media, the scientific community and among the conservative Christian opponents of embryonic stem cell research (ESCR). The papers were published by teams [...]
BRIGHTON — As a medical doctor, former Republican U.S. Congressman Joe Schwarz has a calm bedside manner, but he minces no words when he speaks about his support of embryonic stem cell research and his condemnation of the people who oppose it. “The disingenuousness on this issue by some organizations has been stunning, just stunning,” [...]
The stem cell debate got a jolt this week with the publication of three papers in scientific journals about the possibility of creating embryonic stem cells without having to destroy an embryonic blastocyst. The first two papers were published by teams working on similar techniques on two different continents, one from Kyoto, Japan and the [...]
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and Cures (MCSCRC) is presenting a panel discussion on stem cell research featuring former Republican Congressman Dr. Joe Schwarz. The discussion is sponsored by the Livingston County Democratic Party and will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 27 at the party’s headquarters, 10321 East Grand [...]
On Nov. 7, Michigan’s House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on HB 4616, a bill that would legalize embryonic stem cell research in this state in hopes of developing cures for diseases such as Parkinson’s. No vote was taken on the measure. Currently, such research is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a [...]
The Michigan House of Representatives is beginning to take action on a bill that would legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state of Michigan. Michigan law currently prohibits the use of any “embryo, fetus or neonate” if the research “substantially jeopardizes the life or health” of the embryo, effectively ruling out research on new [...]
Democracy for America is sponsoring a presentation on stem cell research in Grand Rapids on November 7th. The speakers will be Marcia Baum, executive director of Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research & Cures, and former Congressman and MD Joe Schwarz. The event will take place at 7 pm on Tuesday, November 7th, at the [...]
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