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.
Now that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name as nominee to be Secretary of Commerce in the Obama administration, attention has shifted to the possibility of Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as a possible replacement.
Granholm was mentioned as a possible candidate for Energy or Labor secretary under President-elect Barack Obama. Neither job developed, but some say the Democratic governor could be a good fit for Commerce secretary.
Granholm has made seven overseas trade trips during her six years as governor and has been a vocal advocate of alternative energy and the domestic automakers.
For a while it seemed as though Granholm was being considered for half the positions in the cabinet, not to mention a leading candidate for a seat on the federal bench. The article notes that Granholm’s office issued a statement saying once again that she intends to remain as governor until her term is completed in 2010.
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