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.
DETROIT — Union leaders, city council candidates and charter revision commission candidates are balking at Mayor Dave Bing’s proposal to privatize a sizable portion of the city government in order to reduce the flow of red ink.
After the August primary results put mayor Dave Bing more than 70 percent ahead of his opponent Tom Barrow it seemed safe to assume that Bing was a shoe in for the city’s top spot in the Nov. 3 general election. But according to a report on the Michigan Citizen website, Barrow is no longer [...]
It’s Friday, the day that 113 bus drivers were slated for layoffs. But after bus riders protested the cuts by the hundreds, the layoff knife cut into other departments. Mayor Dave Bing announced today in a statement that employees from various departments not including Fire, Police, Water, and DDOT received layoff notices today, according to [...]
DETROIT — Among the hundreds of unionized city workers gathered in front of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center earlier this week to protest pay cuts proposed by Mayor Dave Bing were candidates hoping to unseat the new mayor and secure other elected offices in the Nov. 3 election. The Wednesday protest was called one of the largest in recent memory.
DETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing on Friday told reporters that the city may run out of cash this fall if massive cuts aren’t made before October. In order to avoid payless paydays and state receivership, Bing said that he and his administration are looking to eliminate entire departments and impose layoffs. “The city has a [...]
LANSING — Incumbent Mayor Virgil Bernero is answering charges that local unions are bailing on his re-election campaign saying in an interview with Michigan Messenger that he has “plenty of labor support.”
LANSING — With the foreclosure crisis continuing unabated, auto industry giants dealing with bankruptcies and too many uninsured Americans, around 1,000 people rallied at the state Capitol on Monday to call for decisive action on these issues from the nation’s leaders. The rally, organized by Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero and civil rights leader Rev. Jesse [...]
Detroit’s interim mayor, Kenneth Cockrel Jr., and businessman David Bing racked up racked up more endorsements this week in advance of the May 5 special election to fill out the remainder of ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s term.
The United Autoworkers of America has thrown its weight behind interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. for the May special election. The Detroit Free Press noted that the UAW’s endorsement adds to a pile of support from organized labor to Cockrel, including the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights and the Detroit Police Officers Association.
United Auto Workers’ President Ron Gettelfinger, who led the union during some of the most tumultuous times in the Big Three’s history, announced today that he will not seek re-election and plans to retire when his term ends next year, The Associated Press reports.
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