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.
Newsweek reveals a series of newly released documents from the Department of Energy that shows all of the Republican members of the Michigan congressional delegation seeking stimulus funding for projects in the state on the grounds that such spending would create jobs — despite frequently claiming that the stimulus bill created no jobs.
Residents of southwest Detroit and members of Occupy Detroit stopped truck traffic to the Ambassador Bridge Thursday as they protested the business practices of bridge owner Matty Maroun.
A Republican-led committee in the Senate has blocked legislation to authorize construction of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor favored by Gov. Rick Snyder.
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a pipeline safety bill that calls for automatic shut-off valves on new pipelines and requires new safety inspections for pre-1970 natural gas pipelines like the one that exploded and killed eight people in San Bruno, California last year.
Lawmakers will vote Wednesday on legislation to allow Michigan to proceed with plans to develop the New International Trade Crossing between Detroit and Windsor.
Gov. Rick Snyder is preparing a major talk on transportation and infrastructure that may include new fees to pay for road projects, some privatization — and long overdue work on outdated sewage systems.
A U.S. Dept. of Transportation grant awarded Wednesday will help create a high speed rail line across southern Michigan and cut 30 minutes from the travel time between Detroit and Chicago.
Michigan’s largest business organization has announced support for the New International Trade Crossing — a new publicly-owned but privately-financed and built bridge that would connect Detroit and Windsor south of the Ambassador Bridge.
Promoters of Canadian tar sands oil have launched a media campaign around the idea that by replacing Saudi oil with Canadian crude the U.S. can reduce payments to a government that oppresses women.
Canada is willing to finance Michigan’s portion of a new international bridge between Detroit and Windsor and is prepared to absorb the loss if for some reason tolls do not generate enough revenue to repay the loan.
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