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.
Controversial social issues continue to be a source of contention in the legislature’s battle over the state budget.
With Michigan Speaker of the House Andy Dillon (D-Redford Township) formally in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, his rivals are questioning his recent statements about the creation of a cuts-only budget for the 2010-2011 budget.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm told the Grand Rapids Press editorial team that if the state legislature plans on cutting education funding, they should also plan on making sure they have a veto-proof majority. Otherwise, she’s going to veto the measure and shut the state government down.
LANSING — A disappointed, yet defiant, Gov. Jennifer Granholm faced reporters Thursday afternoon, hours after the state shut down for business for two and half hours after the state legislature failed to meet a constitutional requirement to pass a balanced budget by Oct. 1. State lawmakers managed to pass a temporary spending measure giving life to the state’s operations until Oct. 31, which the governor signed around 2:30 a.m.
In prepared remarks, the governor slammed the budget measures passed late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
The tension between Detroit Public School’s Board of Education and state appointed emergency financial manager Robert Bobb escalated again last week when the board promoted the acting superintendent to the permanent post without consulting Bobb. According to a Detroit News report, the board voted 8-1 on Thursday to promote Teresa Gueyser, the acting superintendent who [...]
As summer gets into full swing, motorcyclists from across Michigan once again have encouraged lawmakers to support legislation that would let them choose whether to wear helmets or not. While the state House and Senate recently passed bills that would allow changes to the law, on Friday Gov. Jennifer Granholm used her veto power and [...]
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