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.
Detroit’s interim mayor, Kenneth Cockrel Jr., and businessman David Bing racked up more endorsements this week in advance of the May 5 special election to fill out the remainder of ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s term.
Bing secured four major endorsements on Thursday, according to campaign spokeswoman Meagan Pitts, including the Laborers Local 1191, one of Michigan’s largest construction unions. Bing is also backed by the Detroit Firefighters Association, the Detroit EMS Technicians, and the Detroit Retired Police and Firefighters Association. The Detroit News reported that these groups represent 12,000 people though not all of which are Detroit voters as Detroit has no residency requirements for city workers.
Meanwhile, Cockrel got a big endorsement of his own on Thursday when the Democratic committee of the 14th Congressional District decided to support Cockrel for mayor. Cockrel had already secured endorsements from Detroit Police Officers Association, United Auto Workers and the Service Employees International Union. U.S. Rep. John Conyers represents the 14th Congressional District, but the congressman has not endorsed any candidate.
Thought each candidate has strong endorsements, Cockrel seems to be making greater progress with grassroots efforts garnering support from some of the largest democratic grassroots groups in Detroit including Michigan Democratic Future and the Young Democrats of Michigan, which is the local chapter of Young Democrats for America.
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