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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

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McCain campaigning hard for Michigan Presidential Primary

By Kevin Shopshire | 01.05.08 | 10:58 am

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will maintain a solid presence in Michigan leading up to the Jan. 15 Michigan Presidential Primary. Cindy Pine, the Hamburg Township Supervisor and the former chair of the Livingston County Republican Party, said McCain’s “Straight Talk Express” will land at 2 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Crystal Gardens [...]

MSU students to rally against hate speech

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.04.07 | 11:35 am

EAST LANSING — A new student group, Chicanos y Latinos Unidos, at Michigan State University is hosting a 5 p.m. rally today at the Rock. The Rock is located on Farm Lane near the MSU Auditorium and has long been a location for free speech gatherings on campus. The new group said in a press [...]

Heated Debate at LGBT Panel/Counter YAF Event

By Michelle Mustonen | 09.26.07 | 7:24 am

A broad coalition of Michigan State University student groups, with the sponsorship of the Department of Residence Life and Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions, met last night in response to recent programs on campus organized by Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). Gay rights groups including PRISM and RING hosted an educational panel intended to [...]

Statewide gay group uses anti-gay speaker to raise funds

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.12.07 | 10:42 pm

LANSING — In response to the announcement the Southern Poverty Law Center recognized hate-group Young American’s for Freedom, Michigan State University will host a speech by Ryan Sorba, Michigan Equality has launched “A Penny A Word” fund drive. The Lansing based LBGT organization is asking people to pledge one penny for every word Sorba says [...]