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.
Earlier this afternoon the final version of the economic stimulus package was passed by the House, 276 to 183. No Republicans voted for the bill in spite of the rework done by the bipartisan conference committee to merge the House version and Senate version into this final package.
The Senate is scheduled to begin voting on the bill at 5:30 p.m. EST; 60 yes votes are needed to pass the bill.
Of note: Michigan’s Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) voted against the stimulus package; he had been seen as a fence sitter by the administration. Some observers believe the administration went so far as to invite Upton to attend a presidential Superbowl party in order to spend a little additional time working to gain Upton’s support.
Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, who withdrew as nominee for Commerce Secretary yesterday, is expected to vote against the economic package he promoted last week as prospective nominee.
Here’s how Michigan’s delegation in the House voted:
|
Vote |
Representative |
|
YES |
Bart Stupak (D-1st district) |
|
NO |
Peter Hoekstra (R-2nd district) |
|
NO |
Vernon Ehlers (R-3rd district) |
|
NO |
Dave Camp (R-4th district) |
|
YES |
Dale Kildee (D-5th district) |
|
NO |
Fred Upton (R-6th district) |
|
YES |
Mark Schauer (R-7th district) |
|
NO |
Mike J. Rogers (R-8th district) |
|
YES |
Gary Peters (D-9th district) |
|
NO |
Candice Miller (R-10th district) |
|
NO |
Thad McCotter (R-11th district) |
|
YES |
Sandy Levin (D-12th district) |
|
YES |
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-13th district) |
|
YES |
John Conyers, Jr. (D-14th district) |
|
YES |
John Dingell (D-15th district) |
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