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.
Leaders in the GOP dominated legislature say they are not surprised that the Michigan Education Association is backing a series of recalls targeting lawmakers.
Michigan’s largest teachers union is formally supporting efforts to recall the governor and members of the state House following last week’s passage of bills that reduce job security and limit collective bargaining rights.
The Republican-led state Legislature ended its session last night by passing a highly controversial package of reforms that reduce job security for teachers.
The Republican-controlled Michigan Supreme Court late Thursday afternoon ruled that schools are breaking the Michigan Campaign Finance Act when they administer payroll deduction programs for unions, when part of that money goes to a political action committee.
As the debate over deep cuts to the state’s per pupil allowance in education funding continues, Greenhills School in Ann Arbor has released a fundraising video in which school officials say the $20,000 per year tuition per student is not enough to keep the school running.
Ari Adler, spokesperson for House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall), sent out a scathing statement Tuesday slamming the Michigan Education Association and teachers for allegedly being unwilling to negotiate over best practices.
The state House has approved an education budget that cuts per student funding by 3.5 percent.
State Reps. Bill Rogers (R-Genoa Township) and Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) have introduced bills to fine the Michigan Education Association and penalize teachers in the event of a strike.
LANSING — Progress Michigan and a host of elected officials, union members and others blasted Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposals in 10 separate press conferences across the state Monday.
The House Education Committee this week toned down a bill to force the privatization of food, custodial and transportation services for schools.
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