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.
It’s official: After weeks of speculation, U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra announced this morning that he is throwing his hat in the ring to become the Republican Party’s nominee for Michigan governor in 2010.
The 55-year-old Republican made the announcement on WJR radio and plans to criss-cross the state today, making stops in Detroit, Lansing and his native Holland.
Hoekstra enters what could become the most competitive Republican field in years, joining state Sen. Tom George (R-Kalamazoo), Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, Attorney General Mike Cox and Ann Arbor venture capitalist Rick Snyder — all of whom have announced they are running.
Other possibilities include Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, who said that he would make a decision by Easter, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and Domino’s Pizza CEO David Brandon, who serves on the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents.
Hoekstra, who was born in the Netherlands, worked for Herman Miller Inc. prior to running for Congress in 1992.
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