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.
State Rep. Martin Griffin (D-Jackson) has filed to run for the Michigan Senate’s 19th District seat, vacated by Battle Creek Democrat Mark Schauer, who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November.
Griffin, who served as the mayor of Jackson from 1995 to 2006, was first elected to the state House in 2006. So far, he is the only Democrat to enter the race.
The filing deadline in May 12, with primary elections taking place Aug. 4. A special election to fill the Senate vacancy is scheduled to take place Nov. 3.
On the GOP side, former state Rep. Mike Nofs — who was term-limited out of his seat representing the 62nd District in November — appears to the frontrunner at this point.
Griffin currently represents the 64th House District, which includes the city of Jackson and Concord, Hanover, Napoleon, Parma, Pulaski, Sandstone, Spring Arbor and Summit townships in Jackson County. The 19th Senate District covers all of Calhoun County and a large portion of Jackson County, including the city of Jackson.
Chris Killian is a freelance journalist based in Kalamazoo and writes regularly for the Kalamazoo Gazette.
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