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.
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land told the Midland Daily News that she is running for governor in 2010 — everyone already knew that — and that she “expects her campaign for the nomination will cost $3 to $4 million — mostly for advertising.” That seems awfully low given that in 2006, Gov. Granholm spend nearly $14 million getting elected and her challenger, Dick DeVos, spent more than $40 million trying to defeat her. And that was with essentially no primaries, as Granholm was the incumbent and DeVos’ two challengers dropped out a year before the election. Land, on the other hand, faces a bruising primary against Attorney General Mike Cox, Rep. Pete Hoekstra and possibly several more Republican candidates. $4 million isn’t even going to scratch the surface.
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter