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.
Campaign finance reports filed last week in Ingham county show that at least two Lansing City Council candidates accepted donations from businesses that may be in violation of Michigan campaign finance law.
In preparation for the ongoing negotiations with state employee unions designed to force $145 million in concessions, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder ordered departments to prepare to fire some employees.
Ari Adler, spokesperson for House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall), sent out a scathing statement Tuesday slamming the Michigan Education Association and teachers for allegedly being unwilling to negotiate over best practices.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero introduced his 2012 city budget to the Lansing City Council last night. The budget includes an estimated $20 million deficit caused by declining property values and proposed cuts in state revenue sharing.
The Michigan House of Representatives is prepared to vote on a resolution which would overrule a January decision by the Michigan Civil Service Commission to provide partner benefits to state employees.
Groups as varied as the American Association of Retired People, labor unions and the Michigan League for Human Services are launching a series of protests and rallies this week to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposals and bills that would weaken unions.
The Michigan Senate has approved legislation that gives state-appointed emergency managers the power to take over financially troubled local governments and schools and break labor contracts.
Democrats in Michigan have always relied on the unions for the boots on the ground heavy lifting of campaigns. An endorsement from a large union comes with cash and manpower. And Democratic candidates for governor Andy Dillon and Virg Bernero are following that gospel, fighting for the union endorsements. Each has picked up sizable union [...]
DETROIT — Having secured another four years in office with an election victory Tuesday night, Mayor Dave Bing is continuing with business. One of the mayor’s pressing concerns is getting municipal unions to concede to major cuts to pay and benefits, something that has challenged the mayor since he was first elected in May and [...]
DETROIT — AFSCME Council 25 negotiators and city labor relations representatives return to the bargaining table today to continue hammering out an agreement that bridges the gap between labor demands and the city’s proposal to make deep cuts to stem the budget crisis.
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