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.
LANSING– Both chambers of the Michigan legislature remained in session Thursday night, preparing for four bills lawmakers say are key to Michigan’s educational future. Four bills are pending in joint House-Senate conference committees. There lawmakers will hammer out the differences between the bills passed in the Democratic dominated House and the Republican majority Senate. Once [...]
LANSING — It’s not Shakespeare, but it’s drama nonetheless at the Capitol today. House Democrats held a press conference at 12:30 p.m. to vent their frustrations with Senate Republicans who walked away from a joint House-Senate conference committee last night. The committee has been working to hammer out compromise legislation meant to fulfill the requirements [...]
LANSING — The Michigan Senate passed a bill to ban smoking in public places today, but the legislation includes exemptions for Detroit’s three casinos, private residences used as offices, and vehicles. The ban, which is based on HB 4377 passed by the Democratic dominated House earlier this year, passed the Republican majority Senate 24-13. The [...]
LANSING — State lawmakers say the race to reform Michigan’s school code to qualify for millions in federal “Race to the Top” dollars should include passage of the controversial anti-bullying legislation called Matt’s Law.
LANSING — State Sen. Hansen Clarke says the passage of a federal hate crimes law should spur the state Senate to pass Michigan’s anti-bias crime legislation. “People are still being discriminated against based on the sexual orientation and HIV status, and they need that protection,” the Detroit Democrat said.
LANSING — In a move to circumvent the Michigan Senate’s Committee on Education, Sen. Glenn Anderson on Wednesday forced a vote on his version of a controversial bill that would “compel” local school districts to develop plans to address and prevent bullying situations.
State Sen. Wayne Kuipers is contemplating a run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Gongwer reports that Kuipers “says he will decide whether to run for the 2nd Congressional District in 2010 later this year.” The 2nd district seat is currently held by Rep. Pete Hoekstra, who is running for governor in 2010 and will [...]
Michigan Liberal, quoting the MIRS news service, reports that state Sen. Wayne Kuipers has formed an exploratory committee for the possibility of running for the U.S. House of Representatives from the 2nd district of Michigan:
Police in Wayland, Mich., are investigating an attack by two 14-year-old girls on a third girl in Wayland Union High School. The victim was identified as a supporter of gay rights. The June 10 attack was purposely recorded on a cell phone video by another female, police say. Wayland is located south of Grand Rapids [...]
Supporters of a bill called Matt’s Safe Schools bill, which has been held up in the Michigan Senate since March of 2007, are calling on Michigan to follow the lead of Florida and pass the bill quickly. The bill is named for Matt Epling, a 14-year-old student from East Lansing who killed himself following a [...]
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter