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.
Charles Pugh, a former Detroit Fox 2 anchor and WLJB radio morning personality, has confirmed with the Detroit Free Press that he is running for the Detroit City Council.
Pugh, 37, is openly gay, and as Michigan Messenger reported earlier this month, his candidacy will test acceptance of LBGT folks in Detroit.
In that Michigan Messenger story, Justin Miller wrote of a possible Pugh run:
If Pugh runs, his sexuality will attract a great deal of attention because he’ll be the first openly gay candidate in Detroit to run for city council in anyone’s memory — and do it in one of the country’s largest African-American cities where openly gay elected officials are rare if present at all. Whatever obstacles a gay candidate may face running in the rough-and-tumble land of Detroit politics, the unmitigated havoc that’s taken hold in city government recently may trump reluctance to vote for a gay man or woman, three local political observers said in interviews.
So now it is off to the races, and the question of how an openly gay candidate will fare in the city will be put to the test.
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