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.
Steven Rattner, former head of the Obama administration’s auto taskforce, says that at currently projected stock values, the 61 percent stake that the government took in General Motors should be worth about $25 billion. The Detroit Free Press reports:
The Detroit News has an interesting look behind the scenes of the Obama administration’s auto taskforce as it debated what to do about the sinking financial fortunes of GM and Chrysler after taking office in January. The article is based on an interview with the chairman of that taskforce, Steven Rattner, and an account he [...]
Wow, what a buzz kill! Last week chatter was strong after unnamed Democratic sources gave up Steve Rattner’s name to Jake Tapper at ABC as likely candidate for “car czar” for the incoming Obama administration. Rattner is one of the founding partners of Quadrangle Group, a private equity firm specializing in media and communications investments; [...]
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