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.
Three respected Detroit news publications have announced their endorsements for next Tuesday’s special mayoral election. Here’s who chose who and why:
The Detroit Free Press endorsed Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans, indicating that his long career in fighting crime makes him an “experienced leader” ready to take on the city’s biggest problem: public safety. The editorial notes that Evans is not a “single issue candidate.”
Businessman David Bing missed the endorsement because he “has not shown how he could avoid becoming a frustrated outsider presiding over a dysfunctional institution.”
Former Deputy Mayor Freman Hendrix missed out on the pick because he “carries baggage” from his service under the Archer administration and he didn’t make good use of the economic prosperity Archer enjoyed in the 1990’s.
The Detroit News published a glowing endorsement of Bing, hailing his “unflinching character and an untarnished reputation.” The editorial claims that Bing would bring no “political baggage” to City Hall and that he owes no favors which may cultivate “pay to play” schemes.
The piece also commended Evan’s integrity, Cockrel’s stabilization of Detroit in wake of scandal, and Hendrix experience.
The Metro Times endorsed interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr., calling him an “earnest, hardworking public servant.”
The editorial criticized Bing’s candidacy calling him “unimpressive” and “frustratingly vague.”
They also noted that Cockrel once worked as a columnist for the Metro Times.
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