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.
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party, will be at Troy High School in Oakland County early this afternoon. The event may be the unofficial launch of Sen. Obama’s general election campaign as he is now approximately 46 delegates away from clinching the Democratic Party nomination, after Sen. Clinton’s win of Puerto Rico’s primary yesterday and ahead of tomorrow’s final primaries in Montana and South Dakota.
It’s anticipated that Sen. Obama will speak about party unity after the outcome of the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting this weekend in Washington DC. Obama is also expected to make a two-pronged pitch directed at the Democratic Party base, while addressing the concerns of the leaning-conservative area in and around Oakland County.
While tickets for today’s event are gone, Michigan Messenger will be reporting live from the site, with reporters covering the entire event beginning to end. Stick with us through out the day for in-depth reports, observations and interviews.
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