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.
Perhaps having learned a lesson by watching the last two presidents encounter major scandals over their handling of U.S. Attorneys, President-elect Obama appears to be preparing to handle the possible replacement of any federal prosecutors on a case-by-case basis:
Bush official engaged in illegal discrimination A new report from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General’s office implicates former DOJ official Monica Goodling in illegal employment decisions, including one involving a former U.S. attorney from Michigan. The report, the result of a joint investigation of the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and the [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice overruled Thursday a decision by Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land to close the Buena Vista Township Secretary of State branch in Saginaw County. The department said the closing could adversely effect minority voter registration and voting rights. The branch closing was part of a cost-saving measure by Land [...]
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