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.
Participants at this year’s Ann Arbor Hash Bash will have something more to celebrate.
The 38th annual event, where thousands of revelers listen to speeches, live music and partake in occasional acts of civil disobedience — including openly smoking marijuana — centered on an effort to reform marijuana laws, will take place on Saturday, the first day that Michigan’s medical marijuana law takes effect.
“The Hash Bash started as a smoke-in, and really is a smoke-in. However, speakers take on current political [questions] of the day. This year, it’s medical marijuana.” Adam Brook of Detroit, who will serve as the event’s emcee for the 19th time, told The Ann Arbor News. “I expect to see a lot of patients who’ll come out to see what they can learn about this new law.”
The law, which passed with 63 percent of the vote in November, allows for registered patients to possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana and up to 12 marijuana plants to be used to treat the effects of serious diseases.
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